dumb

Example Sentences

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For every bit of evidence showing that individual investors do dumb things, there’s at least one showing that institutions do, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

My character in the show is English and not interested in American football, so I’m kind of having to play dumb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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

It’s a master class in playing dumb to get someone to explain their untellable positions.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Though his horse did slow down, it wasn’t dumb enough to try what Samson had been magically compelled to do.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley