lunkhead

Example Sentences

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“Lucky there’s a family guy,” a chorus of friends, neighbors and relatives sing about the lunkhead Peter Griffin in the razzle-dazzle opening of each episode of “Family Guy” — more than 400 and counting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The Fanduel ad in which amiable lunkhead Rob Gronkowski attempted to kick a field goal live on the air—he shanked it—failed to live up to its hype for a few reasons.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2023

That said, it takes a while for Bullock and Tatum to find their groove, in part because he isn’t as comfortable in his lunkhead role as he needs to be.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Perrotta, who wrote the novel the series is based on as well as the pilot script, never specifies how Brendan becomes the lunkhead that he is.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2019

"Why don't you take your lunkhead of a son home to his mother, if he isn't bright enough to understand fun!" he shouted.

From Boyhood in Norway by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth