1
: an old or badly working piece of machinery
especially
: a dilapidated automobile
2
: someone or something notably unsuccessful
told a joke that was a real clunker
Examples of clunker in a Sentence
My first car was an old clunker that kept breaking down.
That joke was a real clunker.
The director's recent films have all been clunkers.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Cleveland Browns, four days off a clunker that was embarrassing even by their standards in New Orleans, weren’t supposed to shove around the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
After throwing up clunkers from long range in the first half, Dayton attempted three 3s in the second half, hitting two of them.
—Mitch Stacy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The episode had some really strong spots, some deep clunkers, and a lot of clips the Kamala HQ Twitter account is going to be reposting in the next few days.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
After throwing up clunkers from long range in the first half, Dayton attempted three 3s in the second half, hitting two of them.
—Mitch Stacy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The episode had some really strong spots, some deep clunkers, and a lot of clips the Kamala HQ Twitter account is going to be reposting in the next few days.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Clunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clunker. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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