dopey

Example Sentences

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But Stokes' men have been careless, loose and downright dopey.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

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

Emerson sometimes feels as if the Kings are testing him: “Can we make it so dopey that Emerson won’t do it? But I’ve defeated them.”

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

Here, with his dopey expressions fused to a satyr’s body, he makes you nervous the way Malcolm McDowell did after he was reformed in “A Clockwork Orange.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

“I’m sick. A dopey is always sick,” he said to Father.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep