bonehead

Example Sentences

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Long story short, there are still evidently a lot of people around Pete Hegseth who think he is a big-league bonehead and would like everyone else to know it too.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025

The Seahawks took a 17-16 lead into the half thanks to a bonehead play by Niners safety Jimmie Ward.

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2023

“There are guys who have lots of experience who made bonehead plays in the playoffs,” Van Noy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

When you make as many errors as I did, punishing yourself over a bonehead response is like a baseball team saying, "We would have won if the other team hadn't hit all those home runs."

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

“Yeah, and there might be enough to go around for once, without this bonehead hogging the butter and syrup.”

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz