schmo

Example Sentences

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I paid extra for this ultra-convenient way to watch my favorite sport, and you’re treating me like, what, some schmo watching on network television?

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025

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

“He or she is going to passively take whatever tweeting rights and whatever content Twitter the company provides, and whoever’s calling the shots, joe schmo Twitter user doesn’t have any control.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Anderson is a genius, he says, while he’s a schmo.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 31, 2018

“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