dumbness

Example Sentences

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Tim got the two lilac bushes, one French purple, the other white — an alarming gift, lilacs being so evocative of the depth and dumbness of death’s kingdom that they made Tim cry.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2020

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 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

And there’s still more to the dumbness of the conspiracy allegation.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2019

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

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone