dopey

Example Sentences

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A lot of geniuses argue the refs should all be replaced with sensor-seeking robots when these dopey droids can barely open a dishwasher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

His lead, Pattinson’s Mickey Barnes, is a dopey, instantly lovable voluntary “Expendable,” jettisoned into space to be a human guinea pig who will be pivotal in colonizing a faraway planet.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

"She was used to a dopey shire and was taken aback by these foals zooming around her."

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

Levi boasts a dopey, roguish charm associated more with Super Bowl beer commercials than super-tights.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Some dopey movie actor was standing near us, having a cigarette.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger