How to use flunk in a sentence
11 example sentences · verb
Flunk means of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. Example: “He flunked math, again.”
Examples of flunk by meaning
verbOf a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
- He flunked math, again.
verbOf a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
- Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
More sentences with flunk
- It's 9:41, 58 degrees, and I'm flunking out. Time to bear down.From the entry bear down
- He flunked out of high school as a youth, but finished school later in life.From the entry flunk out
- My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.From the entry cheat
- I'm pretty sure I'm flunking math because my teacher is racist against Latinos.2007 April 24, “George Can't Let Sleeping Mexicans Lie”, in George Lopez, season 6, episode 15, spoken by Max Lopez (Luis Armand Garcia). From the entry racist
- Does that mean I flunk this test?" Big tears filled Joey's eyes.2006, Barbara Slater Stern, curriculum and teaching dialogue: V. 8, page 33. From the entry number 2 pencil
- Launch officers, or missileers, entrusted with the keys to the missiles did poorly and, on their own, would have flunked, the records show.13 March 2014, US air force documents reveal 'rot' in culture of nuclear weapons officers, The Guardian. From the entry missileer
- Imagine I’m the untrustworthiest jerk you ever met and I state “two plus two equals four.” Is my statement wrong because I flunked algebra?2008 February 19, Garth Mihalcheon, “Ad hominem”, in Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alta., page A15. From the entry untrustworthiest
- He had flunked in his examinations, while at that very moment, he knew, Bessie was going triumphantly home, her last examination over and done, and with credit.1902, Jack London, The Cruise of the Dazzler, page 47. From the entry over and done
- And until you do come up with an answer, stick to the syllabus so that we don't have to flunk out your mixed-up students when we get them next quarter."1974, Robert M[aynard] Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow &…. From the entry flunk out
Meaning of flunk
- verb Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
- verb Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
- verb To fail any challenge.
Questions about flunk in a sentence
- How do you use flunk in a sentence?
- Flunk is used as a verb. For example: “He flunked math, again.”
- What is a short sentence with flunk?
- “He flunked math, again.”
- What does flunk mean?
- Flunk means of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
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