idiot

Example Sentences

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I had been an idiot to go up to his office.

From Literature

I wondered whether I had been an idiot, confusing sophistication for secretiveness, but then again Luc hadn’t said anything was certain.

From Literature

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

He describes himself as a "car idiot" who has spent a lifetime restoring classic cars.

From BBC

Suddenly it was Rich’s turn to be the idiot.

From Literature