simpleton

Example Sentences

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He calls the president a “simpleton” — one assumes Armstrong is reflecting on the current one — but for all their power, money and influence, they all lack wisdom.

From Los Angeles Times

He was a soldier simpleton who appeared in comic drawings about life in the army in the 1890s.

From BBC

DeSantis is a smart guy trying to run as a simpleton.

From Seattle Times

But it's also the type of suggestion a grasping simpleton would make, someone who knows the letter of the law but doesn't respect what it's there to protect or prevent.

From Salon

Characters with disabilities are often cast as villains, superpowered by disability, victims, the butt of a joke or simpletons rather than fully realized humans.

From Salon