dotty

Example Sentences

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Lise has run-ins with other passengers aboard her flight and, once at her destination, befriends a bumbling, dotty widow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Then, in 2024, he had to have the dotty idea to throw himself into contention for the vice presidency.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

"So far I've played this dotty little Welsh woman. They'll just see me as a little bit clueless," local government officer Fiona, 62, from Swansea, admitted.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Versatile and assured, Sternhagen played women who were folksy, regal, plain-spoken and glamorous, although she had a special fondness for dotty eccentrics and snobby patricians.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

"I won't be able to talk to you much once we're in the Dining-Room. If I do, people will think I'm dotty and talking to myself."

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl