How to Use stinker in a Sentence

stinker

noun
  • He is a dirty little stinker.
  • Even with Monday’s stinker, the Stars still have two chances to end the Avalanche.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Bury the edges of the cloth to keep any little stinkers from getting in.
    Cathy Rubin, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • This is tough—3,500 holes of golf to choose from, and few outright stinkers.
    David Weiss, Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2015
  • The Ravens played this kind of a stinker in the 2016 season finale against Cincinnati.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Better than last year — an easy target — and maybe the best in the last 10 years, but still a stinker.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Then, of course, that little stinker was not going to be caged.
    Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Only one of the losses was a stinker, a 4-0 setback at Ohio State on Jan. 14.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There’s at least one stinker in the collection, and it’s Arkham Knight—but still, that’s a hell of a lot of video game for free.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Doolittle’s final playoff game with the A’s was a stinker.
    John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • None come close to reaching the heights of Wan’s vision, but there are a few gems and a few real stinkers in the bunch.
    Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • As the girls are playing the game, there is not a stinker in the bunch, except, well, for the comedy queens, Lawrence and Tia.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Even with that stinker in last season’s opener, the Packers’ plan worked.
    Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Except for the reek of the Cordova cannery, which wraps the entire town in seal's breath, there is not a stinker in the bunch.
    Michael Engelhard, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 July 2017
  • Carson Wentz is playing too well and the pass rush/run defense have been too stout for there to be a stinker.
    Philly.com Staff, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The Colts defense followed up its opening day stinker in 2020 with ...
    Jim Ayello, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Ryan, dial up that ain’t-a-stinker act to 100, and lace every single line with weapons-grade snark.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2021
  • But that doesn’t mean even one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood is immune from the odd stinker or two.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Feb. 2022
  • But after the Game 3 stinker, the Nuggets are alive and well, and Game 4 is suddenly of the utmost importance.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
  • Fergie and Josh Duhamel's son, Axl, also dressed as a little stinker.
    Brie Schwartz, Redbook, 3 Nov. 2014
  • There aren't really many bad phones anymore, at least not in the way that there used to be flagship stinkers.
    Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2017
  • But his track record of stinkers certainly won't help his case with the Academy.
    Paula Bernstein, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The pull to correct the wrongs of a real stinker of a series finale caused showrunner Clyde Phillips to bring Dexter back to life.
    Kelly McClure, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Good starting pitching is contagious, as the starters don't want to be the one who lets the rotation down with a stinker.
    Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 1 May 2018
  • Even after it was completed, Schiff had a hunch Romy and Michele would be a box-office stinker.
    Garin Pirnia, VanityFair.com, 24 Apr. 2017
  • That happens when a team is 10-3 and proceeds to lose back-to-back games, including a stinker on the road to a club that only had one win.
    Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Monken will still call the plays but will face an extra layer of skepticism from fans because of the Chiefs stinker.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But with the start of the playoffs a little more than a month away, stinker losses like the Pels suffered Friday night can't become a habit.
    Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The Bucks opened the year with a dazzling win and followed it up with a stinker, although a win in San Antonio had the team 2-1 in the early going.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2021
  • For example, toxic algae known as red tide can leave the shores littered with dead fish, making a trip to the beach a total stinker.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024

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