How to Use stupid in a Sentence
stupid
adjective- It was stupid of me to try to hide this from you.
- I'm not stupid enough to fall for that trick.
- Two glasses of wine are enough to make me stupid.
- I was stupid with fatigue.
- Why are you being so stupid?
- He had a stupid expression on his face.
- We were stupid to wait so long before we made a decision.
- She angrily described her boss as a stupid old man.
- I did some pretty stupid things when I was young.
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Maybe the third time will be the ... what's the word? ... end of this stupid idea.
—Creg Stephenson | [email protected], AL.com, 19 May 2017
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As with all 992s, the GTS is stupid easy to drive fast.
—David Beard, Car and Driver, 13 July 2022
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But the prices for this year’s big game are just stupid.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2022
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For those of you new to the sport, yes, football is a stupid game.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2020
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What a stupid thing to even think, much less say out loud.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
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He's gonna be a stupid teenager and be behind the wheel of a car.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
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And Yisrael is the first to say that her son did some stupid things.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2021
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The fact that the kid was still alive (and in the dragon’s mouth the whole time) is equally stupid.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
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Laugh at stupid jokes, make love in the morning hours, play jacks with the kids.
—Sonja Marie, Essence, 28 June 2019
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If parents are too stupid to see that, the courts need to step in.
—Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2018
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Just stop people from doing the stupid things in the first place.
—The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2020
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And then a lot of like dumb jokes, like a lot of like stupid humor.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2022
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Stuff like: do this movie, some stupid wrestling movie.
—Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 July 2015
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One of the best things the Star Wars franchise has going for it is all the stupid names.
—Vulture, 24 Sep. 2023
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Yes, Ken really is this stupid.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
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People will finally appreciate my stupid f---ing videos or my stupid f---ing songs.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
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The people who believe this, who drive for hours to watch fights on a giant TV in a sweltering public park, aren’t stupid.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
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Turns out, real life, as so much stupid stuff has come true.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 June 2026
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Smart glasses are gaining traction because people no longer feel stupid wearing them.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026
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The very notion insults stupid.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
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As for which subways Rahma wants to sneak a sophisticated show about stupid takes next?
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
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