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

It’s a flagrant foul for unnecessary and excessive dumbness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2020

Welcome to the absolute dumbness of it all.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2020

Side effects include nausea, dizziness, numbness, dumbness, Dementias, deletions, leeches, letches, hexes, hoaxes, hocus-pocuses, And, if there is justice, spiritual, moral, federal, state, & local charges.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

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

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone