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

I close with the special force of the idiotic idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Jake Paul, who pretended to face off with a gorilla in an idiotic Instagram post, should take note.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

How had a nice, normal boy like him gotten caught up in such an idiotic adventure?

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley