Examples of bummer in a Sentence
Noun (1)
boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer
the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer
that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer
Noun (2)
a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Laurie stormed off and had a bummer of a night, hanging out with Valentin and his grifter Russian buddies at a Muay Thai fight — and ultimately fleeing half-dressed from one of their angry girlfriends — while Jaclyn and Kate stayed behind and bickered some more.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
That's a bummer because erythritol has practically zero calories, works well as an ingredient for keto baking recipes, and is relatively affordable and easily available.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
In a lot of ways, this major-market franchise has become a major bummer.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Squid Game could have been a one-season wonder instead of a three-season bummer.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Laurie stormed off and had a bummer of a night, hanging out with Valentin and his grifter Russian buddies at a Muay Thai fight — and ultimately fleeing half-dressed from one of their angry girlfriends — while Jaclyn and Kate stayed behind and bickered some more.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
That's a bummer because erythritol has practically zero calories, works well as an ingredient for keto baking recipes, and is relatively affordable and easily available.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
In a lot of ways, this major-market franchise has become a major bummer.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Bummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bummer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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