flunk
verb (used without object)
to fail in a course or examination.
flunks
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present tense formof flunk (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It was a loving and dutiful decision — the kind that flunks the test for American success.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
She hands María a notebook, which the girl spends so much time writing in that she flunks second grade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
Jack plays her love interest, beating Rock Hudson, who flunks his screen test by mixing up his lines.
From The Guardian ● May 21, 2020
As a policy argument, Friedman’s thesis flunks key empirical tests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2016
“We just saw this episode two weeks ago. Lashonda flunks home ec and gets caught lending Troy’s letter jacket to that college guy she’s been dating on the side.”
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
