flunk
verb (used without object)
to fail in a course or examination.
had flunked
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past perfectof flunk.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His ninth-grade civics teacher, Mrs. Ellison, who had flunked his mom and ran her class like a totalitarian despot, also taught him the value of freedom of speech, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Or, as Otto would say, they “listen” to their dog, something I am now determined to do more of, particularly since Otto confided in me that she, too, had flunked obedience class once.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
The US and Europe, the podcast described, were like a couple who had flunked out of marriage therapy.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2018
He had flunked his Ph.D. exam and was unable to find a buyer for his seasteading gaming simulation.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2017
Matt had flunked out of high school but had an impressive mind when it came to cataloguing Dead trivia.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
