dumb

Example Sentences

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It’s always a mind game and I fall for it every time, and I cave and it’s just so dumb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“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

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

“Remember: We can’t let Mrs. Malvolio know how brilliant you’ve become. She can’t know you’re our secret weapon. I need you to act dumb at school.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein