cretin

Example Sentences

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I fanned my face a little faster and resisted the urge to smack these blithering cretins roundly on their hot heads.

From Literature

Pragmatic, good-hearted Ava is the film’s moral center, the one disgusted enough to realize that she, her friends and Southport’s leadership are all cretins.

From Los Angeles Times

"Why do you sacrifice your dignity for this cretin?"

From Salon

Mr. McNally originally tore into Mr. Corden, calling the comedian a “tiny cretin of a man” for two separate incidents where he was cantankerous with the wait staff.

From Washington Times

Are you a cretin for watching a movie on your phone when the director insisted it be viewed on a big screen?

From New York Times