spoilsport
Example Sentences
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For days, northern California newspapers kicked around fierce, spoilsport claims.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Never mind the spoilsport who defines college as “those magical seven years between high school and your first warehouse job.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
But rising interest rates and fears of a recession may play spoilsport in an industry where most vehicle purchases are financed with loans, analysts say.
From Reuters ● Apr. 3, 2023
The couple had planned a lavish wedding in April, but then the pandemic played spoilsport.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2020
He deserved it for being such a spoilsport.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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