Examples of schmo in a Sentence
They treated us like a bunch of schmoes.
I'm just an ordinary schmo trying to make a living.
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Doc Odd goes against protocol, though, and saves this schmo’s life a second time in one night.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Some poor schmo rotated 720 degrees sideways while losing both his skis and face planting onto the ice.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
By Stephanie Zacharek September 2, 2024 7:49 AM EDT
What separates a genius from the rest of us schmoes?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
This is a big hokey underdog story, but it’s told with a grit and realism that matches the era; Rocky’s just a good-hearted schmo from the neighborhood who doesn’t have the stomach to break thumbs for the mob but isn’t sure what else the world has for him either.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
The broad contours of his arc, from an ordinary schmo to a beloved TV star hobnobbing with celebrities and signing his own development deal, are as classic as Hollywood fairy tales get.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
When given a guitar by Bob Marley’s family, DJ Khaled acted a total schmo, displaying zero respect for fine hardwoods , and seemed to take himself seriously while doing it.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 7 Dec. 2023
When beautiful movie stars take the brave step of impersonating regular schmoes, with flawed physiques and imperfectly proportioned appendages, praise and prizes often follow.
—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
Unfortunately for the guru, only a schmo would fall for this Schmäh.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Some poor schmo rotated 720 degrees sideways while losing both his skis and face planting onto the ice.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
By Stephanie Zacharek September 2, 2024 7:49 AM EDT
What separates a genius from the rest of us schmoes?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
This is a big hokey underdog story, but it’s told with a grit and realism that matches the era; Rocky’s just a good-hearted schmo from the neighborhood who doesn’t have the stomach to break thumbs for the mob but isn’t sure what else the world has for him either.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
The broad contours of his arc, from an ordinary schmo to a beloved TV star hobnobbing with celebrities and signing his own development deal, are as classic as Hollywood fairy tales get.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
When given a guitar by Bob Marley’s family, DJ Khaled acted a total schmo, displaying zero respect for fine hardwoods , and seemed to take himself seriously while doing it.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 7 Dec. 2023
When beautiful movie stars take the brave step of impersonating regular schmoes, with flawed physiques and imperfectly proportioned appendages, praise and prizes often follow.
—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
Unfortunately for the guru, only a schmo would fall for this Schmäh.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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“Schmo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schmo. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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