lousy
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“That’s a lousy excuse,” scolded former Speaker of the House John Boehner when I described my situation to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
If Switzerland plays lousy, then I’m going to be pissed, but I think they’ll do better than in the first game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
One reason the stock market has performed so much better in recent years is that investors weren’t being temped by yields in the bond market, which have been lousy.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
That, along with low pay, lousy conditions and brutal management techniques, limited its appeal.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
I wasn’t very good at arithmetic, but even I knew that this was a lousy deal.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
A team with a lousy recent record - six defeats in seven - and an even lousier head-to-head with their hosts went after the game with a vengeance.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022
“What if she’d been a more single-minded journalist and a lousier friend?” he asked.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
Some combination of the following: slower processors, less storage, and lousier cameras than flagship phones, almost across the board.
From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022
“And remember, the lousier you’re hitting, the more you’re thinking about hitting. You shouldn’t have a worry in the world. I’m telling you right now. You’re a hell of a player.”
From New York Times ● May 22, 2022
Few workers in America have a lousier reputation just now than truckers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
But let’s give them praise because they have had the lousiest of weeks and they came out fighting.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
At least no catastrophic policies are enacted in Boys State, and even the lousiest players can claim youthful naiveté and inexperience as an excuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2020
Armstrong has finessed this trick throughout his writing and producing career, exploring how even at their lousiest, human beings are more relatable than many may want to believe.
From The Verge ● Oct. 11, 2019
Even in his lousiest pictures — “I made lots of low-budget movies,” he admitted — he’s a thing of beauty, a graceful, whirling dynamo.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2017
Lena only went because she’s a cheerleader, and she said it was the lousiest turnout she’d ever seen for a Condors-Raiders matchup.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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