bonehead

Example Sentences

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The Seahawks took a 17-16 lead into the half thanks to a bonehead play by Niners safety Jimmie Ward.

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2023

“There are guys who have lots of experience who made bonehead plays in the playoffs,” Van Noy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Scott, of course, said this as a way of getting at McConnell, saying the mistake was McConnell’s for allowing Graham to be a bonehead.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2022

When you make as many errors as I did, punishing yourself over a bonehead response is like a baseball team saying, "We would have won if the other team hadn't hit all those home runs."

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

He didn’t make fun of the bonehead who’d been driving the boat.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen