stinker

Example Sentences

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Darnold is long overdue for another stinker, and it will happen here against a Mike Vrabel-coached defense that will simply outsmart him and defensive-minded Seahawks’ coach Mike Macdonald.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

There’s apparently been no clarification since then from the Bell-Shepard household, but another supposed stinker who felt the need to redefine his role in that alleged 2021 trend was actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

When Cook returned to England for the 2010 summer, the left-hander had a "stinker".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Those went nowhere because the song was a stinker.

From Salon • May 8, 2024

She inspected the damage done by her stinker of a goat.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack