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numskull

How to use numskull in a sentence

"I'll take charge of this, Captain Dobson," he brusquely informed the red-faced numskull.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

And Trenchard, understanding at last, accounted himself a numskull that he had not understood before.

Deadest numskull I ever saw—ain't even got sense enough to load up a stove.'

"You're talking nonsense, you numskull," said Fleischmann, withdrawing and turning toward the wall with the pictures.

ATLANTISGERHART HAUPTMANN

One night while we were away that old numskull Thornbury was doddering about the passages very late.

Every numskull in Egypt wagged his beard over it; I could hear the chatter myself.

Wyandot (Thompson, 423): The numskull hero hits the head of a sleeping child to kill mosquito, and kills child.

I have a second daughter who is, thank God, in a remote part of the Empire with her numskull of a husband.

HEARTBREAK HOUSEGEORGE BERNARD SHAW

Do you happen to remember but probably you don't, as it occurred many years ago— that your younger daughter married a numskull?

HEARTBREAK HOUSEGEORGE BERNARD SHAW

I shall go back to my numskull with the greatest satisfaction when I am tired of you all, clever as you are.

HEARTBREAK HOUSEGEORGE BERNARD SHAW

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985