Examples of 'jumped the shark' in a sentence

Meaning of "jumped the shark"

This phrase originated from a scene in the TV show 'Happy Days' where the character Fonzie jumps over a shark while waterskiing, considered by many as a ridiculous stunt. 'Jumping the shark' now refers to the moment when a TV show, movie, or other creative work has reached a point of decline, often due to a desperate or over-the-top attempt to keep the audience's interest
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  • simple past tense and past participle of jump the shark

How to use "jumped the shark" in a sentence

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jumped the shark
Jumped the shark so hard it went into orbit.
Shinny toy has jumped the shark.
It jumped the shark long ago.
The sequels really jumped the shark.
Jumped the shark on this one.
You have jumped the shark.
Broadcast television has definitely jumped the shark.
Totally jumped the shark for me.
This city has officially jumped the shark.
It already jumped the shark a few years ago.
And private equity has jumped the shark.
We jumped the shark a little.
He has finally jumped the shark.
He jumped the shark.
Monsters never jumped the shark.

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They jumped the shark when they killed Glenn.
I think you have jumped the shark on this.
I am seriously afraid that this show has now jumped the shark.
The series jumped the shark.
The other is that nobody tells me that I have jumped the shark.
Felix just jumped the shark.
Jumped the shark comes from the old Happy Days TV show.
They have jumped the shark.
I think the three hundredth episode jumped the shark.
Then it jumped the shark.
Man this trump guy has really jumped the shark.
I have jumped the shark.
The zombie genre may have jumped the shark.
This series jumped the shark a long time ago.
You might say that they jumped the shark.
The show jumped the shark after the first season.
Neuroimaging had jumped the shark.
GW jumped the shark.
Its definitely jumped the shark.
Honestly, it jumped the shark before they even left the water planet.
He has officially jumped the shark.
Has not jumped the shark yet, thank heavens.
The show long ago jumped the shark.
This show jumped the shark 5 minutes into the pilot.
I feared that the series might have jumped the shark.
They have really jumped the shark with this nonsense.
Black Friday has officially jumped the shark.
HP has jumped the shark.
I do not think Google has jumped the shark.
The Replacements jumped the shark when Bob Stinson left.
Sounds like Twitter has finally jumped the shark.
I believe you jumped the shark with that one, Anne.
Stranger Things has not jumped the shark.
You have really jumped the shark these past few months, Masnick.
Social gaming on Facebook has already jumped the shark.

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Examples of using Jumped
Either he jumped of the roof or fell down
He could not have just jumped through it
He jumped in bad weather over dense woods
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Examples of using Shark
I have never seen a shark here in my life
A shark is supposed to stay beneath the water
I would like a shark that read minds
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