dopey

Example Sentences

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As heroines Brenda and Cindy, respectively, Hall and Faris were daffy, dopey and committed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A lot of geniuses argue the refs should all be replaced with sensor-seeking robots when these dopey droids can barely open a dishwasher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

His lead, Pattinson’s Mickey Barnes, is a dopey, instantly lovable voluntary “Expendable,” jettisoned into space to be a human guinea pig who will be pivotal in colonizing a faraway planet.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

Emerson sometimes feels as if the Kings are testing him: “Can we make it so dopey that Emerson won’t do it? But I’ve defeated them.”

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

I reread her message several times, grinning like a dopey schoolboy.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline