dopey

Example Sentences

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I assume Vrabel thinks it’s a dopey move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

But Stokes' men have been careless, loose and downright dopey.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

Even when it gets dopey, “Manhunt” is still engrossing — fun, even.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Here, with his dopey expressions fused to a satyr’s body, he makes you nervous the way Malcolm McDowell did after he was reformed in “A Clockwork Orange.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

The man on his knees got up and spat at the dopey.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep