dumb

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“This is a dumb case. These guys are knuckleheads.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 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

But then Tony would tell her one of his dumb jokes.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis