dumbness

Example Sentences

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But there’s a longer list of mundane purchases that has sparked a debate about their relative dumbness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In marble the distance between the two — between fleetingness and survival, between expressiveness and dumbness — is immense.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Scripting the ferocious dumbness of the trademark voice-over copy was truly an art form.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2021

The self-inflicted plight of the Phillies, though, is part of a phenomenon that’s broader than the dumbness of many of the team’s players.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2021

But being reminded of the dumbness doesn’t make me feel very good.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone