dumb

Example Sentences

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Analysts who didn’t update those numbers would look dumb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

No, my dumb friend edited it and put that in himself as a little Easter egg.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

"We were young and dumb and had summit fever and really wanted to do that route and we continued anyways," Rebekah, a nurse, says.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

I played dumb just to annoy her; that’s what sisters do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Then we walked up and down the street, hollering for Howard, which was also dumb.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson