idiot
Example Sentences
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“I’ll be an idiot if I stay with them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“Everything else is irrelevant,” he added, before suggesting I stop calling myself an idiot for not understanding the tech-heavy parts of this debate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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
“He’s an idiot for saying this,” radio host Dean Obeidallah said on his Sirius/XM radio show.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026
He read letters from people who appreciated what he did and from others who wanted to let him know he was an idiot.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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