schmuck

Example Sentences

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“They think, ‘I’m the only schmuck that feels this bad,’ and never get the corrective feedback that depression is like the common cold of mental illness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“If you don’t want to make a difference, why are you running? Let some other schmuck do it.”

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

"They called me the schmuck from Hanover," he laughs.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

“I often think if I’d asked, now we’d have two kids and a house. Instead, I’m some schmuck who’s alone in his house at fifty-three.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2022

“What if I make a schmuck out of myself? What if I forget the words to my song?”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle