idiocy

Example Sentences

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A few days later I saw a friend who knows his foreign affairs and he said, “Do you believe the idiocy of this guy?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Aside from the idiocy of the move itself, one of the most egregious screw-ups on that chat was the efense secretary sharing imminent war plans.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

But there is a difference between holding someone accountable for idiocy and dismissing them as a complete idiot — a distinction that has become increasingly difficult in today’s zero-sum culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

I call on George Santos to engineer a crypto fleece or a phishing operation or really any scheme worthy of his singular, astonishing idiocy.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023

I don’t know exactly where I got the singing part from, but Chas, Joey, and Kevin weren't about to stand in the way of my willingness to compound my idiocy.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith