Sentence examples for was a lemon from inspiring English sources

The phrase "was a lemon" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is defective, faulty, or unreliable. Example: "The car I bought last week turned out to be a lemon. It broke down on the first day of driving it."

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Unfortunately for him, his instrument was a lemon.

It was a lemon, especially the Lucas electric system.

Finally, as the apartment failed every test, Kaywoodie agreed it was a lemon.

My favorite was a lemon cake made by a pastry chef named Jacques Mahou at Au Vieux Four in Tours.

Asked today if the Acela was a lemon, he said, "I wouldn't say that, but it's a complicated train".

Soft, orange-scented ricotta drizzled with honey and topped with crisp, shredded phyllo kataifi was a fine way to end the meal, as was a lemon sorbet.

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Some of you may remember, it was a lemon-lime 7-Up wannabe.

So what is a lemon these days?

Then there is a lemon that was kept on the living room mantelpiece – for 40 years.

But when I'm not there, you realize the car could be a lemon.

It is tough sometimes being a lemon, harder perhaps even than being a Billionaire for Bush.

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