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

Was Kiritsis a narcissistic madman or a schmuck who’d put too much trust in the American ideals of hard work and fair treatment?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

I feel like a schmuck for financing her and her kids.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2023

“But after I tackled him, I was like, run, Amos, you schmuck, he’s ten times bigger than you! And I got up and started running as fast as I could!”

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio