no dummy
Example Sentences
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So Clinton, no dummy, tacked with the shifting winds.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024
While Tom is no dummy, his awkwardness is so easy to mistake for stupidity that sometimes even Macfadyen does it.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023
Stolp, no dummy, pounced on the chance to identify a new predator.
From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2022
We had a meeting and he said, “I want to do it,” and I said yes, being no dummy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2019
Two things are for sure, Jazz ain't no dummy, and she is unbelievably persistent.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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