dumb

Example Sentences

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No, my dumb friend edited it and put that in himself as a little Easter egg.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

"We were young and dumb and had summit fever and really wanted to do that route and we continued anyways," Rebekah, a nurse, says.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

From abandoned panic rooms to flubbed Ghostface executions, the characters make so many dumb choices that eventually we’re convinced that Williamson is frustrating us by design.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

It’s a master class in playing dumb to get someone to explain their untellable positions.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

“I was sitting there listening to him. I had an epiphany. I said to myself, ‘Oh my God, he’s dumb!’

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis