dumb

Example Sentences

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It’s always a mind game and I fall for it every time, and I cave and it’s just so dumb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

And if you think you’re “the dumb money,” that’s smart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

“Don’t be dumb, Lexie. This isn’t something I’d joke about.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam