schmo

Example Sentences

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Ed Sheeran wouldn’t let just any old schmo accompany him on “Thinking Out Loud” in front of 70,000 people, especially on an instrument they’ve only played for a few weeks.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

Unfortunately for the guru, only a schmo would fall for this Schmäh.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

When scaled down for a regular schmo, Habsburg’s rules are general to the point of banality.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2023

The early going focuses on Rand — less villain than schmo, a hapless angry mullet — and on a parodic rendering of Pam and Tommy’s whirlwind courtship.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022

“Can you believe that schmo? He says that Aaron ran off, maybe freight-hopped to St. Louis or Cincinnati.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros