idiot
Example Sentences
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“Governance issues. Keeping the cancellation to themselves for several days, CFO being an idiot and breaching NDA.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
“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
He describes himself as a "car idiot" who has spent a lifetime restoring classic cars.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Realizing that Regan’s gaping like an idiot description was 100 percent accurate, I shut my mouth with an audible click.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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