dumb

Example Sentences

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"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

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

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

But Cronin wasn’t done, later admonishing a reporter for what he considered a dumb question, then scolding the reporter for allegedly raising his voice at him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Sometimes friends have dumb fights but we always get over it with a little communication.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows