idiotic

Example Sentences

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Plenty of people in the 1920s thought radio programming was a noisy, idiotic embarrassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In a rollicking monologue, Fry described all opera as comedy, tragedy merely being the result of idiotic egos incapable of levity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Releasing a film like “Michael” into that universe isn’t bold; it verges on idiotic.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

But the parade of horribles recounted by Mr. Shapiro are at once comic and terrifying: deans harassing speakers, law students defaming anyone holding divergent views, faculty obsessed with idiotic academic theories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

I realized I was still standing there with this idiotic, glazed smile on my face.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon