How to Use damp squib in a Sentence

damp squib

noun

• While the overall business had a banner year, that damp squib of an announcement seemed to sum up the entire gaming misadventure.
  — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2025
• While the light winds of Sydney may have been a damp squib for the spectators, for the Brazilians the slower pace of action was a blessing.
  — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• An on-screen message told commentators and viewers this would be the case, but it was displayed in error, and what had been an entertaining race ended as something of a damp squib.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
• Twenty five years on from that sorry, damp squib of a farewell against Germany, the old Wembley, and all its maddening idiosyncrasies, is still very much missed.
  — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Similarly, Nike’s Total 90 collection last year, an unimaginative reimagining of the brand’s most popular range in the early-to-mid 2000s, was a damp squib, and shirts continue to sit on clearance shelves at retailers at steep discounts.
  — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 July 2026