dumb

Example Sentences

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Spreads are often derided since profits are limited to the difference between strike prices, less the cost, but that’s dumb.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“Will there be some change in the nature of jobs? For sure, it will be dumb to argue that that’s not going to be the case,” Krishna said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“If you can’t agree to an off-stream investment in this world of weather whiplash, we’re as dumb as we want to be.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The series was consistently dumb but well-made, and this looks like a decent way to spend two hours if you like car chases, shootouts and explosions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“Well? Do I look dumb wearing these giant hoops?”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall