witless

Example Sentences

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Yet the subtext is less important than the surface: The movie is simply a witless bore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

His denouement arrives when he accidentally tells his audience over a hot mic that they’re a bunch of witless, contemptible rubes; they turn on him and his popularity evaporates.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

And it’s, hands down, one of the most witless acts perpetuated at the hands of today’s parents.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Instead of Huxley’s witless joy, let’s substitute wildness: a city in which nature vividly asserts itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022

We didn’t feel it—we were just startled witless by the bang.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein