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also crumby
as in poor
falling short of a standard
the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit
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Recent Examples of crummy
To make its new version of Cleo a crusader, the series has to make the Black community around her incredibly susceptible to superstition and immorality, and that’s a crummy bargain.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Then came a crummy offensive line, a nonexistent run game and some forced passes amid slow-developing plays.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
But rarely does anyone reserve the same kind of generosity for a piece of crummy old software.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
Eugene and Daniel Levy are the father-and-son hosts with the most (banter, that is)
Awards shows have had some pretty crummy emcees over the years.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Then came a crummy offensive line, a nonexistent run game and some forced passes amid slow-developing plays.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
But rarely does anyone reserve the same kind of generosity for a piece of crummy old software.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
Eugene and Daniel Levy are the father-and-son hosts with the most (banter, that is)
Awards shows have had some pretty crummy emcees over the years.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for crummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crummy
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Lopetegui was eventually sacked on January 8, having failed to fix West Ham’s poor form.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Though Osbourne had a farewell tour set to begin in 2023, he was forced to cancel the shows due to poor health.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Since its release last week, fans across Reddit, X, YouTube, and even the game’s official site all agree: Trading in Pocket is very, very bad.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
3 Feb. 2025
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Ernie Tedeschi: There seems to be this sense in the White House that trade surpluses are good, and trade deficits are bad.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile the parents had suffered years of horrible harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers.—
Rochelle Eastman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The aerospace business is growing at a fast clip, but the warehouse automation business within the industrial automation unit has been horrible.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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And both situations can, of course, be traced directly to the same source: years of terrible leadership by the commissioners and university presidents that end up hurting the athletes — and passing the cost of doing business onto the fans.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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But to add to what is at stake, former Chelsea head coach Graham Potter, who struggled to win the crowd over during a terrible seven months in charge in 2022-23, is returning as the opposition’s manager for the first time since he was sacked.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles How can San Jose Sharks fill the void left after trading two of their top players to Dallas? After dreadful effort, Warsofsky bag skates Sharks, draws ‘line in the sand’ San Jose will receive Dallas’ 2025 third-round selection if Dallas advances to this year’s Stanley Cup Final.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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The only positive in a dreadful season so far is that Al Ettifaq are into the semi-finals of the Gulf Club Champions League, a competition for teams from eight countries in that region, but that was not enough to keep Gerrard engaged.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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CoreCivic said that no oversight bodies had found any substandard or dangerous conditions at TCDF.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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The best advice: Avoid the crowds Maybe the best way to avoid having a substandard travel experience is to go in the opposite direction of the crowd.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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This is why Sisi is still in power and why the West turned a blind eye to his brutal post-Arab Spring power grab.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The drop in shootings was bolstered by a five-day streak with no shooting victims that coincided with a brutal cold snap, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Boston could roll with Rafael Devers at third base and Triston Casas at first base, which isn't a lousy duo in the slightest.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The lousy news is partly due to the disruption of a seven-week strike by Boeing’s machinists that halted production of the company’s bestselling plane, the 737 Max.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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