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: any of several large petrels that have an offensive odor
3
slang
: something extremely difficult
the examination was a real stinker
Examples of stinker in a Sentence
He is a dirty little stinker.
a real stinker of a performance
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Yeah, but still... Yamamoto had his second-worst stinker as a Dodger, surpassed by only his fumble of the division series opener last season against the Padres.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Manuel Franco Morning line odds: 12-1 Speedy and consistent, this filly has met every challenge thrown at her (except for that stinker of a first start back in August).
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
There’s a long, storied list of famous auto industry flops, from stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto to General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
One team can have a blinder, the other a stinker; these things happen.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Manuel Franco Morning line odds: 12-1 Speedy and consistent, this filly has met every challenge thrown at her (except for that stinker of a first start back in August).
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
There’s a long, storied list of famous auto industry flops, from stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto to General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
One team can have a blinder, the other a stinker; these things happen.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stinker
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stinker. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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