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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Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
But Darnold fell flat in the playoffs, putting up a dud in a Wild Card Round loss to none other than the Rams.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 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
Like so many other games, Air Riders’ first level is a boring, grassy field, and the reintroduction of the first level of the original game means Air Riders has a couple duds off the bat.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
But Darnold fell flat in the playoffs, putting up a dud in a Wild Card Round loss to none other than the Rams.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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