This page shows Dumb in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like stupid or slow. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Dumb in a sentence
Related words
Dumb meaning
- Unable to speak; lacking power of speech.
- Not talkative; taciturn or unwilling to speak.
- Having no input or voice in running things.
Example sentences (20)
It is also dumb because neither Nigerians nor foreigners understand the affected accents, so it is a wasted effort.
Gambling is dumb even if you aren’t a professional athlete who is specifically barred from gambling on certain things.
Sam recorded the process in a video shared on but was left questioning whether the decision is 'genius or dumb'.
The dumb choice to use Laserdisc, and Laserdisc only, would be similar to storing paper records next to a stove.
She said: “Living in flats when you're in your 20s is just so dumb, because why am I at war with a 50-year-old divorcee?
Or does his fandom for the I Knew You Were Trouble songstress transcend his dumb need to attack people who get vaccinated?
If it weren't so dumb, if it hadn't resulted in an attempted coup on American democracy, it would be funny.
It’s a minor miracle so few body-armorless, selfie-seeking dumb tourons wind up in the hospital every fall.
It’s easy to be distracted by all the silly stories of dumb lawyers trying to use ChatGPT like Lexis/Nexis.
There are two main kinds of mobile handset these days: roughly separated between ‘dumb’ and ‘smart’ phones.
Donald Trump called President Biden a “dumb son of a bitch” at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, last night.
Add Wayne’s thoughts to the growing list of dumb takes since Morant stupidity got the best of him again.
Ray can't properly communicate what happened, and Abby, showing genuine ignorance on the matter, is assumed to be playing dumb.
How a promoter doesn’t know that there’s a seven-foot crucifix underneath your ring… So he plays dumb.
Safety Kareem Jackson, in a dumb turn of events dove shoulder first into Thomas’ head and was ejected.
She shut the water off, got into her now-ubiquitous robe, and made a video she thought would actually dumb down the internet more.
The Dumb Friends League says CSU is in the process of creating a mid-level professional associate program for veterinary students.
Considering all the garbage you thrust on us,you finally come up with a show that strikes gold and you’re dumb enough to Cancel it.
It's just pure dumb fun and makes it that allows viewers to laugh without having to think about it.
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Common combinations with dumb
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dumb and 16×
- the dumb 14×
- dumb enough 11×
- of dumb 10×
- are dumb 9×
- was dumb 8×
- and dumb 7×
- dumb to 7×
- dumb as 6×
- so dumb 6×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word dumb. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.