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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Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s no bigger beauty bummer than buying a brand new mascara, only to apply it and have your lashes littered with clumps.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The bummer is that Ellen can’t go meet Brian because the entire house is watching her like a hawk.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Song of the Summer, by definition, cannot be a bummer—at least not musically.
—Dave Paulson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But that high-gloss sheen works against the story, smoothing out the rough edges of gig work that make Arj’s reality less of a bummer.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s no bigger beauty bummer than buying a brand new mascara, only to apply it and have your lashes littered with clumps.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The bummer is that Ellen can’t go meet Brian because the entire house is watching her like a hawk.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Song of the Summer, by definition, cannot be a bummer—at least not musically.
—Dave Paulson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bummer
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“Bummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bummer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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