idiot
Example Sentences
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"People understood very quickly that an idiot was driving and they fled."
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
“I’ll be an idiot if I stay with them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“I’ve changed a lot as a filmmaker, but I’m still the same idiot I’ve always been. That’s the bad news,” Iñárritu says laughing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
"I felt like such an idiot and it was humiliating."
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
“He flunked out, Mom. And you know as well as I do that General Whitehead is an idiot. Dad thinks he’s an idiot too.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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