1.   All in all, it was a lousy year for music fans.

2.   A player will own up to the fact that he had a lousy year, that he was hurt, that he was mad at the coach, whatever.

3.   After some really lousy years, the District of Columbia is thrilled to finally be recognized as someplace special, with more to offer than violence and crime.

4.   His hedge fund reported results on a lousy year.

5.   I mean, the central point of the year in television is that it was a lousy year for television.

6.   That made it a lousy year to be a retailer.