idiot

Example Sentences

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On the related but perhaps irrelevant question of individual character, the evidence is clear: Wilhelm II was an unstable and vainglorious idiot who wound up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Any idiot can wrest the controls of a government agency or, barring that, make a little bit of money trying.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

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

I say, like an idiot because what else am I going to tell him?

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz