stunk

Example Sentences

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“It was hot, it stunk and it was dirty,” says Payden Adams, the park’s VP of entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“It was disgusting,” she said, explaining that the walls were damp and mouldy, while the flat was dirty and stunk of cigarette smoke.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

At the time, Garvey was trying to organize charity sports events, which he stunk at, to put it politely.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

“I did a lousy job my last year of managing,″ Leyland said then. ”I stunk because I was burned out.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023

So what was the use in wasting time at something you knew you stunk at—like practicing the oboe—when you could be discovering your one true Talent?

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff