stinker

Example Sentences

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When was the last time you had a conversation with someone about Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz’s 2010 stinker, “Knight and Day”?

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

Just four days after Bill Plaschke promised that the Rams would win the Super Bowl, the team blew a big lead and lost in a stinker to the Seahawks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

The judges did admirable work laying out the historical record, saying, “This is a stinker, this is a loser.”

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Yamamoto had his second-worst stinker as a Dodger, surpassed by only his fumble of the division series opener last season against the Padres.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Some at the table laughed, and the alleged stinker looked up at me.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover