dumb
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“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
"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
“Because our whole lives are based on dumb stuff,” Link insists.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.