Sentence examples for something of a flop from inspiring English sources

Windows 8 has been something of a flop.

Qudas, which opened only in 2002, was known as something of a flop from the start.

The last big pensions revolution – the launch of stakeholder pensions in 2001 – ended up being something of a flop.

And the version of "Big Brother" that CBS started screening in America last month, webcams and all, has been something of a flop.

The film was something of a flop, and we may never get to judge it for ourselves as it has long been considered lost.

But despite lipsmacking, panting anticipation from the remaining hacks here by the seaside, the debate itself is likely to prove something of a flop.

When it was first shown, at the Cannes Film Festival, riot police officers were stationed nearby to deal with angry French demonstrators, and in France it has been something of a commercial flop.

This announcement is something of a flip-flop, considering that 50 told GQ magazine in 2005 that he would have voted for George W. Bush in the 2004 election, had his status as a convicted felon not banned him from the booths.

Out of Utah two years ago, where he always said he could have done more, Anderson was something of a free agent flop in Houston.

In 2013, Fox News did something of a Palin flip-flop, breaking with the commentator and subsequently signing her to a new deal.

The Dodgers produced something of a surprise hit last season after several big-budget flops, and the sequel has blockbuster potential.