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In order to keep the show from being a total buzzkill, the writers will craft scenes like an intense conversation between adult siblings about fertility treatments in the midst of the chaos and the bizarre costuming of a child’s dance concert.—Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026 In modern baseball, every celebration gets praised, and anyone criticizing it gets treated like a buzzkill.—
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026 Which, sorry to be a buzzkill, but the idea that Richard’s beyond timely death has lifted the curse seems unlikely, for a few reasons.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
27 May 2026 If this was a buzzkill, there was good reason.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for buzzkill