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has-been
[ haz-bin ]
noun
- a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
has-been
noun
- informal.a person or thing that is no longer popular, successful, effective, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of has-been1
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Example Sentences
As for the event itself, well, the has-been is Sarah Palin, and the obnoxious man is Donald Trump.
Most comically of all, I will never forget the brief Al-Sharpton-has-been-redeemed interregnum.
The surest sign of the star's implosion: he's become best friends with baseball has-been Lenny Dykstra.
As a writer Shepard is not nearly in the land of the has-been.
A formidable rival to this magnificent fall of water has-been discovered by that indefatigable traveller, Dr. Livingston.
"Be careful, and don't make me a has-been," David cautioned.
Returned home, and friendly received in his high rank of a “has-been” and “recovered” prodigal?
I wanted t' make you a real lady—t' take you away from Mulligan's—but now—I'm only—a 'has-been.'
The boss hired him to stand on the stairs for a kind of scenery to show there was something doing in the has-been line upstairs.
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