dumb

Example Sentences

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Yet Lindsey, though beautiful, isn’t dumb: She quickly discovers Kyle’s identity and tracks him down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Spreads are often derided since profits are limited to the difference between strike prices, less the cost, but that’s dumb.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But Taiwanese defense experts have taken away a different lesson: cheap equipment from a lesser military, such as dumb mines thrown in a strait, may just be enough to paralyze a superpower.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The series was consistently dumb but well-made, and this looks like a decent way to spend two hours if you like car chases, shootouts and explosions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It seemed so dumb to stand around wondering about how somebody got the way she was.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott