Examples of dud in a Sentence
Noun
The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
She put on her new duds for the party.
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
Dustin May's first Red Sox start was a complete dud, and any thought of buyer's remorse in Boston was likely intensified by what went down in Corpus Christi, Texas.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Vivienne Walt, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Duplass’ Michael is a dud, sorta sweet but totally spineless.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
His postseason performance, however, was a dud statistically with zero points over seven games against his former team, the Dallas Stars.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
Dustin May's first Red Sox start was a complete dud, and any thought of buyer's remorse in Boston was likely intensified by what went down in Corpus Christi, Texas.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The group has had big wins, but has also faced a string of dud votes in recent years.
—Vivienne Walt, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Duplass’ Michael is a dud, sorta sweet but totally spineless.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Dud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dud. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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