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
• 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
• 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
• In fact, all five of those pitchers made at least two starts; Sodowsky made seven(before a five-run, four-out April stinker in a 24-11 loss to the Twins cost him his spot in the majors for a few months).
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2020
• There are definitely some stinkers out (looking at you, D-backs, Bucs, and Hawks!).
  — Paul Lukas, SI.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• Even good teams will sometimes come up with a stinker and lose to inferior clubs that should throttle.
  — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024