idiot

Example Sentences

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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

“He’s an idiot for saying this,” radio host Dean Obeidallah said on his Sirius/XM radio show.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

We understand that calling the principal himself an idiot wouldn’t be the most effective means of dissuading him from destructive ideas.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2026

I picked up my burger, but then the sight of Audrey’s brother and his idiot friends sauntering our way made me lose my appetite.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence