Examples of schlub in a Sentence
you're a complete schlub—you should do great around here
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Much of this underseen indie mockumentary, which starred Seymour Cassel as a slippery film producer who plots to hype an unknown schlub (Francesco Quinn) into the toast of the Cannes Film Festival, was also shot on location, guerrilla-style, this time during the 1995 festivities.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Galifianakis, a man who has built his career on playing the socially awkward schlub, might not initially seem like the most obvious candidate to inspire a horticultural revolution.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
That was the conceit of the first Nobody (2021): what if Hutch Mansell, the schlub down the street, was actually a deadly hitman/operative for the government?
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Not just any schlub was welcome on the squad.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Galifianakis, a man who has built his career on playing the socially awkward schlub, might not initially seem like the most obvious candidate to inspire a horticultural revolution.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
That was the conceit of the first Nobody (2021): what if Hutch Mansell, the schlub down the street, was actually a deadly hitman/operative for the government?
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Not just any schlub was welcome on the squad.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schlub
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schlub. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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