dumb

Example Sentences

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“I’m not going to bob and weave about context, the joke was dumb, the fandom is not. I owe them an explanation and a genuine reflection of my actual feelings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“If he’s not a top-10 pick, there are 10 dumb NBA teams that are going to miss out,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

And if you think you’re “the dumb money,” that’s smart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

She called on Brad, who slouched to the front of the room, announced that he wasn’t much good at poems, and that his poem was sort of dumb.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary