witless

Example Sentences

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"I remember when I played it, I stood on the 18th tee and was scared witless," recalled European Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Yet the subtext is less important than the surface: The movie is simply a witless bore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

I’m not talking about crazy uncles who ruin your Thanksgiving dinner; they’ve been crude and witless since the time you were a little kid who avoided them.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

What’s most troubling about this witless mishmash of whiny, infantile philosophizing and bone-crunching violence is the increasing realization that it actually thinks it’s saying something of significance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023

We didn’t feel it—we were just startled witless by the bang.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein