flunked; flunking; flunks
: to fail especially in an examination or course
flunker
noun
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Examples of flunk in a Sentence
Verb
If I flunk this class, I have to take it over again.
If I flunk, I have to take this class over again.
The teacher had to flunk two students.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
As of right now, far too many Republicans flunk that test.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2013
Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s two measures on a special May 7 election ballot flunk both tests.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Wisconsin was better than the 13 states that flunked the test: Alaska, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont and Wyoming.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
As of right now, far too many Republicans flunk that test.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2013
Noun
He’s also had 30 horses flunk drug tests in that time and 74 horses die in his care since 2000.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s two measures on a special May 7 election ballot flunk both tests.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Flunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flunk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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