idiotic

Example Sentences

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Plenty of people in the 1920s thought radio programming was a noisy, idiotic embarrassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Their various and perpetual children cannot distinguish between the progressive and the idiotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

McSweeney debunks the idiotic medical claims of non-scientists like Kennedy in his popular social media videos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

Jake Paul, who pretended to face off with a gorilla in an idiotic Instagram post, should take note.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

Flora had a hard time imagining what love would be doing standing in a bowl of soup and singing, but these were the kind of idiotic words her parents spoke.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo