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Get to know Flunk better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like failing or failure.

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Flunk in a sentence

Flunk meaning

  1. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
  2. Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
  3. To fail any challenge

Synonyms of Flunk

Using Flunk

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. | Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. | To fail any challenge
  • Useful related words include: failing, failure, passing, fail.

Context around Flunk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Flunk

  • In this selection, "flunk" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, school, citizens, living and screenings stand out and add context to how "flunk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include art school flunk living with and made me flunk the physical. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flunk" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flunk

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Had a major accident after the first interview that made me flunk the physical. (14 words)

What’s more, even though the products shouldn’t get you high, some might still make you flunk a drug test. (21 words)

Yet some industries say they're from other countries because too many U.S. citizens flunk screenings for deadly drugs like heroin and meth. (24 words)

Kit has had an obsession with unicorns ever since it was still socially acceptable for her to wear princess dresses, but her obsession is less cute now that she’s an older, art school flunk living with her parents. (39 words)

Yet some industries say they're from other countries because too many U.S. citizens flunk screenings for deadly drugs like heroin and meth. (24 words)

What’s more, even though the products shouldn’t get you high, some might still make you flunk a drug test. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

Kit has had an obsession with unicorns ever since it was still socially acceptable for her to wear princess dresses, but her obsession is less cute now that she’s an older, art school flunk living with her parents.

What’s more, even though the products shouldn’t get you high, some might still make you flunk a drug test.

Had a major accident after the first interview that made me flunk the physical.

Yet some industries say they're from other countries because too many U.S. citizens flunk screenings for deadly drugs like heroin and meth.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flunk" in a sentence?
An example: "Kit has had an obsession with unicorns ever since it was still socially acceptable for her to wear princess dresses, but her obsession is less cute now that she’s an older, art school flunk living with her parents." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "flunk" from authentic English texts.
What does "flunk" mean?
Flunk means: Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
What are synonyms of "flunk"?
Common synonyms of "flunk" include: failing, failure, passing, fail, bomb, flush it, pass.
How many example sentences with "flunk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "flunk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.