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

“I think it’s idiotic not to have an up-or-down vote on this issue,” Lawler told reporters after a closed-door meeting with Republican legislators.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

There’s nothing idiotic about that—an echo of Beirut long being known as the “Paris of the Middle East.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

“He and Erlan have been friends for eight years, and I’m not going to let some idiotic television show get in the way of that.”

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff