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How to use the word lousy in a Sentence?

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‘Clearly, part of you wants to hang out with that classmate, but another part of you knows that every time you do, you walk away feeling lousy. Help me understand this,’.

Lisa Damour

Found on CNN
1 year ago

One of the upsides, even when Michael Li have a lousy commission, is that Michael Li have created enough of a record for Supreme Court to review and be able to create some alternative that is fair.

Kathay Feng

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Senate Democrats have a lousy record to live down.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The streaming apps figured out a long time ago that I'm kind of a rom-com guy, you thought I was a thriller guy, but it's rom-com. If I lose an hour and a half and it was a lousy rom-com, alright.

Gary Gensler

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I had done a few little guest spots, like the Lynda Carter specials, i then studied acting. But I kept busy. And so I actually learned on the job. I’ve done about 77 movies. A lot of them were lousy movies -- I ’m not gon na sit here and sugar-coat it. But they were all learning experiences for me.

Frank Stallone

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

This can not go on. It's a deconstruction of a democratic system, the words of a president matter -- even a lousy president. It gives encouragement to people who are spouting irrational views.

Beau Biden

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Children lack good judgment. They might do things that are lousy ideas, but seem good in the moment. Once the cat is out of the bag -- and the video is online -- there is not a whole lot you can do about it.

Gail Saltz

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's almost like he's running because this billionaire wants to stop Elizabeth Warren, it's lousy for Joe Biden but great for Elizabeth Warren.

Brad Bannon

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

You are going to fire your Democratic governor who has done a lousy job and send a great Republicanto the governors mansion.

Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

These people on the other side, these people are crazy. They want to take it away, give you lousy health care, we are making your Medicare even better and we're not letting anyone, it will never be taken away from you.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I would rather have a great candidate with no money than a lousy candidate with a lot of money, we can beat the money hands down.

Dale Todd

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Not being able to spend money as I like makes me feel lousy, but I cannot do much about it.

Zhao Na

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I am afraid that, if Pompeo engages in the talks again, the table will be lousy once again and the talks will become entangled, therefore, even in the case of possible resumption of the dialogue with the United States, I wish our dialogue counterpart would be not Pompeo but other person who is more careful and mature in communicating with us.

Kwon Jong Gun

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The poor number indicates that we are suffering alongside the rest of the global economy and that it is having an impact on the U.S., the U.S. has been the best house in a lousy neighborhood and maybe that is changing.

Paul Nolte

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The one thing that is clear is that this is a generally lousy business.

Craig Moffett

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The title of the talk that I usually give is,' I Went Looking for Drug Targets, and All I found Were These Lousy Viruses,'.

Joel Dudley

Found on CNN
5 years ago

For the last two years I have been writing and doing less speaking, so [earnings] have been lousy.

Jordan Belfort

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

This was simply beyond the pale, i was beyond livid. It's one thing to have a lousy customer service experience and have it end with the disconnection of the call. It's quite another for a call center rep to have taken the following steps to send me this message.

Marla Margolis

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

( Romney) did everything he could -- probably more than any man in America -- to get Hillary Clinton elected, he had national news conferences, and spoke on Fox News, to announce that Donald Trump was a fraud, he was a lousy business man. He's a' Never Trumper,'.

Ken Welch

Found on CNN
6 years ago

He had national news conferences, and spoke on Fox News, to announce that Donald Trump was a fraud, he was a lousy business man. He's a' Never Trumper,'.

Ken Welch

Found on CNN
6 years ago

It doesn’t matter the struggle, it could be a failing business, a bad breakup, mental health, physical health or even just a lousy few months, we’re going to reach out to them and find the absolute best way to put a smile on their face.

El Moussa

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I ’m perturbed – deeply perturbed that I ’m presented with such a lousy choice but Hillary Clinton’s who the American people have selected, i suspect I am not alone among my fellow Americans in saying that I will cast my vote with no joy.

Richard Land

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

I think so many charities have operated in shame and guilt: Let me make you feel as bad as possible about yourself so you’ll reach into your wallet and give. For us, it’s much more invitational. It’s a great opportunity not based in guilt or shame, no one is going to wear a T-shirt about an organization that makes you feel lousy about yourself. But we do wear T-shirts from Nike because Nike makes us feel great about ourselves. Nike believes that within us is greatness.

Scott Harrison

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Christian doctrine teaches that man is fallen. He's sinful and our natural tendency is to do bad things, so, especially in a church, we ought to be alert to the fact that there might be a dirt bag on the loose. ... To try to assume that no defense is a good defense is a lousy theology.

Larry Pratt

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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