idiot

Example Sentences

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Turnbull -- who has described Taylor as the "best-qualified idiot" around -- warned the party faced disaster if it continued down that path.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“I’ve changed a lot as a filmmaker, but I’m still the same idiot I’ve always been. That’s the bad news,” Iñárritu says laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

“He’s an idiot for saying this,” radio host Dean Obeidallah said on his Sirius/XM radio show.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

The budget airline on Tuesday branded the Tesla chief executive an "idiot", and used the extraordinary row to promote its January sale.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Were such a person described to me, I'd say, "Oh, you mean the village idiot."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris