dumb

Example Sentences

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“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

According to the “smart money,” the “dumb money” is going to act dumb again.

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

From abandoned panic rooms to flubbed Ghostface executions, the characters make so many dumb choices that eventually we’re convinced that Williamson is frustrating us by design.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

We no longer had to start the day with that dumb ‘We hail our pleasant school’ song from Miss Myrt’s time.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck