Example Sentences
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Masse’s professors would have flunked him if he used artificial intelligence for designs and images, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
But he flunked his second effort, meaning he had to produce something special in his third run -- and he did not disappoint.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Admitted on scholarship to Yale, Cheney hung out with a wild crowd and flunked out—“twice,” as he liked to say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
England flunked their first two set-pieces, with Rosie Galligan spilling a line-out and Botterman going to ground at the scrum to give away a penalty.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
I said I'd flunked out of Pencey, though.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
