Example Sentences

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The freshman and sophomore years were tough, with some core courses flunking or dropping almost half the students.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

On each corner of 23rd Avenue and Jefferson Street, including by the Ezell’s Famous Chicken, protesters carried signs reading “Shots Fired, We’re Tired,” or “report cards” grading Seattle Public Schools as flunking on safety.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

First, he is flunking a defense that has been horribly mismanaged by his buddy Alex Grinch yet is continually supported by Riley.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2023

He also described flunking his first chemistry exam as a first-year undergraduate student.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2023

“It’s been rough for you, Henry, I know, but you can’t do this. You’re flunking three classes, getting into fights. I hardly see you because you’re always locked in your room.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson