dumb

“You would instead concede that dogs are unpredictable, so it was dumb to attach something dangerous to one.”

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

I think the second one was just as dumb as the first one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

I was a big fan when succulents became a dumb little trend, because at least that was boosting an interest in plants rather than mass-produced ugly dolls from China or something.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

She didn’t fight the dumb clichés that early on gathered around her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

I must have said it was dumb to Joey and Ryan and Rich about a thousand times before the end of the day.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Advertising student Catalina Cruz, 19, thinks AI is "making us dumber" because "people aren't able to think for themselves any more".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Any citizen who steps out of line risks the ire of an even dumber police force, riding around in cruisers that lift their design language from Ed Hardy clothing.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Heath, for one, thinks docking would make fine TV: “I’ve seen a lot of dumber stuff…. We’ve got to be more exciting than lawn-mower races.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Dodgers spend it smarter than anyone else and the Mets, arguably, dumber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Christina and I just finished explaining our plan, which sounded a lot dumber with more than a dozen Erudite staring us down as we talked.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

This was easily the dumbest head coaching call of McVay’s career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The dumbest phrase in military history is Adolf Hitler saying “Let’s attack Russia in the winter.”

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

NBA legend Charles Barkley branded the San Antonio Spurs "the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilisation" after the New York Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

A spoof is only as successful as its dumbest joke, and these two films have plenty to choose from.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

“And that’s the dumbest thing anyone has said to me in, like, my entire postlingual life, Cade.”

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith