blockhead

Example Sentences

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He, like so many police officers we’ve seen, is a complete blockhead.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025

An artist’s desire for profit should have no bearing on this analysis; after all, as Kagan quoted Samuel Johnson: “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2023

Peter Robbins, the former child actor who first put a voice to Charles Schultz’s lovable "blockhead" Charlie Brown has died, according to reports.

From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022

It was Samuel Johnson who said, wrongly but amusingly, that no one except a blockhead writes for any reason but money.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2017

“The old lady! No, the young lady, to be sure. I shall think you a great blockhead, Frank, if you bring the aunt without the niece.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen