idiocies
Example Sentences
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“Still, despite my dire description, we elderly persist with our canes, in our long-term care and miserable nursing homes and ‘rehabilitation’ centers, and in our seats confronting the idiocies of the tube.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022
What follows is a non-exhaustive list of some of the major idiocies of the year.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 13, 2019
Or should he sit back in his chair and smile calmly at the idiocies of mankind?”
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2015
The essay that attracted my attention connects data points including the media tour of Bryan Goldberg, upon whom entertaining opprobrium has been heaped for his idiocies in launching Bustle.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2013
A small victory or two would help her to tolerate their idiocies and would stop her from going crazy.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
