dumbly

Example Sentences

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That may be the only backstop against dumbly going where no budget has gone before.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

Instead, I pulled out my phone and looked at it dumbly, because I had completely forgotten how to dial 911.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2022

“Now they’re getting smart. They are waking up. They are gaining the ability not just to dumbly record what we do but to make judgments about it.”

From Scientific American • Dec. 20, 2021

Because “You” is so soapy and audacious, it’s in constant danger of contracting the “Dexter” disease, of losing its edge and becoming dumbly repetitive.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

That wasn’t an answer, and whereas Lyra would have pointed that out and asked for more information, she didn’t think Lizzie Brooks would; so she assented dumbly in the dressing and said no more.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman