imbecile

Example Sentences

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"I am an imbecile," the man said to the couple as he contemplated taking the long journey back.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

But I will say you know, the Beatles wrote "Helter Skelter" and it's not their fault that some imbecile used it incorrectly.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2022

“That was the message that the universe was shouting at us loud and clear. And it would’ve taken an imbecile to ignore that market message,” Needham said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2021

To me, she wasn’t an imbecile, but emblematic of these impossible standards, ones that Zellweger bore with painfully apologetic brightness.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2020

He looks at me like I’m an imbecile puppy.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan