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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PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
A lot of treasure hunts in the past, the treasure was never found, and that’s always kind of a bummer.
—Shane Connuck
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
At a moment of Hollywood contraction, when there are already too few exciting comedies on the TV calendar, there’s a real sadness in putting a giant bummer asterisk next to one of the few good ones.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This is kind of a bummer since Thunderbolt 5 is three years old as a standard.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
A lot of treasure hunts in the past, the treasure was never found, and that’s always kind of a bummer.
—Shane Connuck
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
At a moment of Hollywood contraction, when there are already too few exciting comedies on the TV calendar, there’s a real sadness in putting a giant bummer asterisk next to one of the few good ones.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Bummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bummer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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