know-nothing
Example Sentences
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His know-nothing rabble-rousing appalled progressives who otherwise admired him for his principled stands against the Vietnam War and in favor of campaign finance reform.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
The effort always includes promotional videos, such as one this summer featuring a know-it-all who is exposed as a know-nothing because he doesn’t know where tickets are sold.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022
My mom, unlike Akeem, was not a know-nothing blowing her money and trying to fit in by pretending to be working class.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2021
But Atlanta, and its know-nothing Liberty Media ownership, seems unaware that analytics predict its five-man rotation will not have anybody with an ERA under 4.00 as everybody regresses toward previous career performance.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2019
I looked at her with my know-nothing face, but inside I was trembling.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
