| 单词 | dumb |
| 例句 | I know that it’s not true, but Darius is dumb enough to believe what comes out of my sisters big mouth. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Math is tough, and I feel dumb and get upset. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z "But, wow, that sure was a dumb thing to do." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re joking, right? If I were spying, I wouldn’t want to be seen, would I? And so pressing up. against the window like this would be a pretty dumb idea, wouldn’t it?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I looked out the window, saw the two cops searching Shea’s bag with the spray-paint cans, and realized that Shea’s strategy was one of the dumbest ideas I had heard in a long time. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z If he gives up in despair because none of the dumb humans seem to understand or care, he may lie down. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Gardner said it was clear to him that girls had to “dumb down” at Permian or else run the risk of being excluded from dating and parties because the boys considered them too smart. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The class laughs, and I tell Ms. Steck that I am happy to move on from Zeno and his dumb theory. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t play dumb, Fowl. You know what I’m talking about.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I’d like to tell her it’s dumb, but I say, “Not my thing.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “I think I’ll just be happy to stop talking about Zeno and his dumb motion theories.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Money seems like such a dumb, weird thing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My mama is not dumb, by the way. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z How dumb does this girl think I am? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And I agreed, with probably the dumbest smile plastered on my face. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to paint still lifes. I don’t like still lifes. I hate painting plums. Plums are dumb.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man's, as though there was more struggling upon them than a wisp of startled air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Of course, that sounded like the dumbest idea ever. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I said, “He can follow directions real good, Grandma Sands, he’s not as dumb as he looks.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just dumb stuff. You know, kids being kids. I know none of it will matter in a few years.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t listen to anything these dumb boys say. They’re only good for hunting and fishing and shouting and making a mess. They don’t know what they’re talking about. Now, come with me, okay?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I would think about some conversation we were having where I was dumb. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe, Mom, you haven’t noticed, but this is about so much more than that dumb nickname. You’ll never come out and say it, but I know you can’t stand that your daughter looks like this.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was all right for girls to be scared or silly or even ask dumb questions. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t even think there might be fog, which is really dumb because I know better. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “That sounded dumb, right? But I’m supposed to say it to everyone.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “It's dumb. I don't even remember when I got it. I guess that I must have been T.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She laughs and says, “The world gets dumber every time Ally Nickerson speaks.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z It was bad enough having to come to this broken-down old school but to be behind—to seem dumber than the rest of the kids—to have to appear a fool in front of. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “I know, I know. What does a dumb kid know about love?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "You spend your whole life running, paying attention to nothing but all the dumb stuff, and then one day, while you running, something runs into you and leaves you with nothing." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She doesn’t laugh, and I’m feeling dumb for trying so hard. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z We were dumb to think we could keep it going the way we did, even underground, even when we’d moved everything out of the office and into people’s cellars and back rooms. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They were better than any dumb old words. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “He is deaf and dumb,” said the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was succulent, sweet, docile and dumb, and she drove everyone crazy but General Dreedle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Wow,” he said, feeling dumb at such a monumental understatement. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I told Billy that was about the dumbest thing I’d ever heard. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think the FBI is going to believe some dumb story that a Vermonter made up?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This bird, thought Palmer, is either dumb, clumsy or a comedian. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z "I bet Rosalie baked bread and patched quilts and dumb stuff like that." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But making sure skirts go past your fingertips seems dumb, because there’s nothing cute about skirts that long, and not being able to wear solid red or solid blue is a pain. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He would crack dumb jokes and tell stories and dredge up bits of trivia, anything to make her smile. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Since I’m here, I asked him to let DeVante help around the shop. Mr. Lewis needs somebody to look out for his dumb behind. Snitching on live TV.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She used to tease Percy for being dumb, but in truth his instincts were usually right on target. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “And trying to figure out some dumb riddle. And Tee is acting the fool and making the rest of us cringe as per standard operating procedures.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Of all the dumb things to say, that was perhaps the dumbest. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It could have meant anything, like he’s silly or kinda dumb. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "Yeah. Everybody beat it except Sonny, he's so dumb. And some kid named Justin. They got arrested. My father kicked them out. It's just an extra storeroom now." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s lying, Troy! Take it back, you dumb b—” Ms. Owens appeared. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “So this is dumb,” I said, nodding at the graphic novel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I had bought Mom a pair of earrings, a bottle of purple nail polish with glitter in it, and some striped tights, even though I thought, and I still think, that striped tights look dumb. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Always smiling that dumb smile, always so polite to everybody. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, they even laugh at all my dumb jokes, every single one. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “He was a friend from when we were both in the dumb class. We were in the dumb class just because we didn’t know English.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “That was a dumb thing to do, but I guess it made me feel better.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It’s a dumb saying, but I know what she means. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Thanks, Joy. That will be fun homework. They put me in the dumb class because I couldn’t speak English. But now I can speak both English and Spanish!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Grim and Gram just look at each other like they can't believe I'm so dumb, and finally Gram says, "Maxwell, dear, make an effort to eat your vegetables." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “You keep saying it’s all good, but it’s not. This is the worst summer ever. Thomas moved away. My iPhone died. And Fig’s got the silent cat killer. Faith is dumb.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “You all must be the dumbest unhung Negroes on earth. What they telling you in them schools? You say ‘Hi’ to pigs and sheep when you want ’em to move. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right,” he said, “since you’re so smart, you can make your own dumb maze for your own dumb mouse. I’ll write a poem instead.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The judge says, Cut off her breast, and when they do she throws it at him and he goes deaf dumb and blind. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They all stared at me like dumb things. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The china-white bedside telephone could have connected me up with things, but there it sat, dumb as a death's head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z You just accept the premise that yo’ mama is dumb and we move on from there. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Too bad you don’t have guns there, too, then you could shoot dumb Alex.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure they’d rather go on thinking they are the brains of the family and I am the dumb blonde. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was stupid and dumb and never learned and...and one step at a time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Which made her feel like the dumbest, weakest girl. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Oh ...” I felt like one of Apollo’s sacred cows—slow, dumb, and bright red. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know how dumb guys get girlfriends, I really don’t. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, why were they dumb enough to vote for Leah anyway, is what I asked Nelson. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You dumb as hell, son. Hang in there.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I hate it when a suit is a really ugly color so you look completely dumb. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know it comes easy, Geels, but try not to play dumb with me.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And if the owners of the animals used the dumb nicknames, if they asked about his split eyebrow and split lip with a weird mixture of pity and satisfaction, Finn didn’t much care. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I think it’s dumb to terrify those little birds like that. Now don’t bother me, I’m reading.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the many dumb rules of paragraphing foisted on students in composition courses is the one that says that a paragraph may not consist of a single sentence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I don’t know why they put a dumb kid like me in British lit. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Despite my selfishness, despite my whining, despite my stupid dumb luck in being the only one left and my inability to appreciate it, when they—they have nothing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It was a dumb question, but I wanted to hear him talk about her more. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “You’re not dumb. I’m just selfish. I was looking forward to having you all to myself.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I fail to understand,” said Father, who understands everything, “why you would have a poor dumb creature condemn us all to eternal suffering.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The women were alcoholics, Benito was as dumb as a guppy, and Tom was a moral black hole. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Olly: is that a nice way of saying you think i'm dumb? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I almost say something dumb like “You must miss it.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Angry that my dumb mistakes could cost my mama her job. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Feeding a dumb cat beats paying a fine.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z "Look. There are only six days left of summer, and I'm not going to waste them playing a dumb game." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “I know it’s dumb, but when I hear him agree with those guys on stuff he has to know is wrong...I dunno, Doc.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I mean, I really like him, too. I don't want to sound mean. I'm just surprised. She usually goes for, um, the dumb, hot ones.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He shook his head, like she was dumb. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z We then played some dumb paintball game where two people got hurt and then we moved into an exercise called— I wish I were kidding—“Poisoned Peanut Butter.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “My darling genius granddaughter...don’t play dumb with me.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I stood there feeling dumb as a brick. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Dr. Bright had trained me as a man might train a dumb beast, through repetition, reinforced by beatings. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Or some dumb jingo in his hard hat and Bomb Hanoi button, or one of LBJ’s pretty daughters, or Westmoreland’s whole handsome family—nephews and nieces and baby grandson. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlemagne is a dumb name for a girl and I have told my mama that about a gazillion times. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I'm sitting on the couch watching a dumb romantic comedy with my parents. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z —William Cowper Innumeracy, Freud, and Pseudoscience Innumeracy and pseudoscience are often associated, in part because of the ease with which mathematical certainty can be invoked to bludgeon the innumerate into a dumb acquiescence. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Kids still got teased and bullied, but it was over usual kid stuff: being fat or being skinny, being tall or being short, being smart or being dumb. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z After a few more tries, I’m about ready to throw the dumb thing across the room, when my finger grazes the slightest little bump on the spine of the book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Two, as dumb as this will sound, I’m scared. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “It sucks here. People are dumb and racist and homophobic. I don’t have a single female friend at school since Heidi left.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “This might sound dumb, but I started this...project,” Jus says. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe it was just a trick to see if I was dumb enough to look for something that wasn’t there. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The dumb goon’s fun had been spoiled by one of the kids from the last bus stop, who had been brave enough to sit right next to him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She has a nice face, but is kind of dumb. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But if anybody caught Joe asking a dumb question or even thought he was the littlest bit scared, he went red and purple and white. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z My mother was a touch crazy, not dumb. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad kept suggesting dumb names like Fuzzy and Coffee, but I knew as soon as I saw her what her name should be. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Some dumb farmer of a reporter saw Seabiscuit with his usual after-exercise bandages on and drew the wrong conclusion,” he said. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought he was my boyfriend. How dumb is that?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to tell you so bad. But I was being stubborn. And dumb.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray looked at his brother and twisted his mouth up in a sarcastic way, making it clear that Robbie’s question was a dumb one. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I may be dumb, but I’m not stupid!!! Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I think of words like dumb and baby and think how wrong Albert really is. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to any dumb bar mitzvah! I’m not Jewish and neither is Link!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z By the time the park rangers arrived, Dad had wrapped up Derek in his own net, like a big dumb mullet. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Surely she wasn’t so dumb as to think these paper walls were made of marble. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even stand still without wondering whether I was holding my arms dumb or worrying about whether I was blinking too much. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Aw, he’s a dumb cluck. He doesn’t know anything,” one of the men whispered in a voice loud enough for Bigger to hear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He stared off into space with a dumb mooncalf look on his face that made you want to slap him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Agent Magnus follows behind me just long enough to make sure I don’t get any more dumb ideas. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z These are my people, he tried to tell himself—but because he was dumb this thought did not help him now. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For one moment she was struck utterly dumb, and in that moment her husband stepped into his rightful place. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Why had it allowed itself to be captured by such a large, dumb land creature? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It had been his idea to meet at the diner, but as soon as she’d put on this dumb dress, she knew she wanted to do all the things everyone else did. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Not enjoying Branwell’s advantage of being struck dumb, the kids expected me to speak. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They lay there, dumb as daisy petals in a summer meadow. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He’d probably be voted “Best Dressed” or something dumb like that, and if he wanted to, he’d have a fair shot at prom king. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Janie was dumb and bewildered before and she clucked sympathetically and wished she knew what to say. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Not an owl. More of a dodo. A dumb dodo. How’d you get in here?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It had a lot to do with thinking through things and making smart decisions and not taking dumb risks for no reason at all and in fact not taking dumb risks period. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I felt so dumb that I hadn’t known his place in the hierarchy of this stupid school, I felt dumb that I’d never asked him what he did in his free time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But they were so dumb he couldn’t help them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And I feel kinda dumb about it—it’s just an old book—but I also can’t seem to let it go. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “You spent all weekend practicing for a play about a dumb spider, and then you didn’t even audition?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z By figured that dumb story was enough to scare me off and he started walking in the direction of the public swimming. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the dirty socks, she always laughed at her brother’s dumb jokes. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Though I only vaguely understood what they were talking about, I’d never been afraid to ask dumb questions. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "There's nothing dumber than a dumb cop," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Smell Factor said, “No, he’s not. He’s dumb.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Howard’s dumb trick didn’t work because the next thing I knew, I had shoved her right off the seat and into the aisle. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z All the evildoers in the Bible seem spectacularly dumb. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Which was a very dumb answer, but it's quite embarrassing when somebody comes right up and asks you a question like that. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z But he was too slow and too dumb. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I asked him in what way it was a dumb place to hunt for bones. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Not food stamps, you dumb old coot—money. 1 need money for those shells.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what would happen next, if he’d be dumb enough to try to stand or dive for my legs, but I was ready. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “What happened” — Mars Bar snorted — “what happened was, I went out and rescued the dumb fish. Like to get myself kilt.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pretty sure it was the dumbest idea in the world, but he crossed the alley and took the sweaty counselor with him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The Cobras were laughing because they figured the dumb, scraggly runt would get out of the East End in about as good shape as a bare big toe in a convention of snapping turtles. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Grim means well, I know that, but sometimes he says the dumbest things. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact it was dumb. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the map and was momentarily struck dumb. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Comprehension dawned slowly on Colonel Cathcart; when it came, he was struck dumb. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Of course they are. This test material is specially designed—” “It’s just a bunch of dumb, random facts,” Annabeth insisted. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In his dumb fumbling way, he wanted union of mind and soul along with union of body. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the way he talks, he goes ah wanna woid weecha, except it's bad enough having to listen to the creep, I don't want to have to spell the dumb way he talks. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “Forget it. Anyway, I know what that is. I’m not dumb, I swear.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Your daddy wouldn’t like that. He don’t like dumb peoples.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe a really dumb part of me thinks they’ll be kind if they see me cry, that they’ll feel sorry and we can all be friends. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It is remarkable how much truth there is in the two expressions “struck dumb” and “love at first sight.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At this last pronouncement, Joe sat at the table staring at his father as if struck dumb. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Really? You don’t think the pajamas make it look dumb. I don’t want anyone to laugh at me-,” Teddy declared, his eyebrows furrowed in seriousness. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked about me in the room with a sort of dumb stupidity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “There’s always another bus at the station” was dumb, because women aren’t buses. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “These things may be vicious,” Minho said, “but they’re dumb as dirt. Stand here, close to me, facing—” Thomas cut him off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Before Papa died, I thought that was dumb. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Then I realized how dumb it was to call sneakers “sneakers.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll have this room to myself. And I will not leave a single, dumb science thing anywhere.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “He’s not so dumb. It’s easier to break ’em than to wash ’em...” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I will never be able to take the SATs if I'm left in a permanent state of dumb. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The audience snickered, and Mr. Breland turned and looked at us like a teacher who just doesn’t know what to do with a dumb student. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But when we got to Queens, in New York City, in the United States of America, I became dumb, just because I couldn’t speak English. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z As if he was dumb enough to hope she'd be there, perched on that fountain like last time, an iced coffee in her hands... When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I nodded and felt dumb and looked at his book. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “The only reason I came over here was to talk things out. Put a stop to all this dumb fighting.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z John and his father stared at each other, struck dumb and still and with something come to life between them—while the Holy Ghost spoke. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I’m feeling less again, not smart, just dumb. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I should’ve said, “I don’t even care about that dumb note.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The other students were misfits, they all seemed to have dirty hair and oversized mouths and shrunken foreheads and in my estimation were as dumb as the dead. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was dumb not to thinly of asking. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z "Now, that is a dumb question. That is really a very stupid question." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m telling her what every boy in Prentisstown knows, the history even the dumbest farm boy like yours truly knows by heart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “And it seemed sort of... dumb, and it didn’t try to escape into a new body.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was in 8–23, where the dumbest, most undesirable people were placed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Only the strangeness of it, to me a Terran, and the strangeness of seeing the flash of my friend’s spirit in this grim, fierce, provincial boy, made me dumb for a while. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It had been so dumb of him not to ask if Leslie could go, too. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I felt like a big, dumb baby for writing that note. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Man, the whole school is on my case for blowing the game to dumb old Powell Academy and you talking about listening to some jams,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you believe it. They may be dumb in many ways but they know the City’s statutes backward and forward.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One was that the boy was not as dumb as he looked. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Artemis never could play dumb for very long. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Other times I would climb a tree and watch the folks dumb enough to travel at night, their whispers too loud, their reactions too slow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z For a moment we were dumb to what was happening. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead I just swayed in the wind and sipped my beer, thinking how beer had the exact opposite effect on us two: it made me all dumb as a rock and him halfway literate. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “My dog is dumb. She rolls in dead things.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Arid who knew what else was going on in the head of a girl too dumb to watch a baby sleep? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Picked the dumb white girl for a friend, because even if I did find out her secret, I wouldn’t tell anyone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well? Do I look dumb wearing these giant hoops?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I know that sounds dumb, but it’s true. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps they fooled the Ghost Teachers and Ghost Coaches, who couldn’t tell smart Chinese from dumb Chinese. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I know now that she forgives me for being dumb and scared and doing the dumb and scared thing. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I pretend I don’t hear her—as I have tried to do all week when she brings up some other dumb thing about Michael Clark. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Life is just a series of dumb decisions and indecisions and coincidences that we choose to ascribe meaning to. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Probably sounds dumb, but the end of Carl felt like the end of normal for me. Eventually my sister left, too. It was like...the catalyst for this foundation-shifting chain reaction.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The only thing it would prove is how dumb I am. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I heard a dumb hick laugh that was unmistakably Bull’s. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Someone had been dumb enough to give him a gun. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Life is a gift, she said, whenever I did something really dumb, like ride my bike no hands with my eyes closed down Spotter Hill on a dare. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “No, you shouldn’t, because even if people are dumb, they aren’t chairs, are they? They do have feelings.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As if he had mutilated the language in his fury—and now there was nothing to stand between them and his raw, dumb anger. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He had made me feel dumb in my uniform, like a bozo carrying out someone else’s ill-conceived plan. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I still have that dumb wig you wore. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Other people do dumb stuff here all the time,” I point out. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Nothing ever rode the Gytrash: it was always alone; and goblins, to my notions, though they might tenant the dumb carcasses of beasts, could scarce covet shelter in the commonplace human form. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Is he smart? He's not one of those dumb boys who drink beer at the beach all day, is he?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z So if I dint get smart why are they paying me to rite these dumb things. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I felt kind of dumb because she had just said the same thing, but she let it go and asked if I wanted some milk. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at me like she thought I was playing dumb. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z That just shows they be dumber than they think we are. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All the while I was thinking how dumb she was. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I was pretty dumb because I believed what people told me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask him more about the Panthers, but I didn’t want to look dumb in front of Maxie. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “You just focus on your own dumb brother.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Slowly, very slowly, turn toward the judge, act dumb, and ask her to repeat the question. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It was always something dumb—like they saw a car with the keys in the ignition, or they went into a bar and got loaded and just decided not to return. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z They resented her spending time on those dumb inventions. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He would rather die than spend a single night in their dumb hut, playing their stupid game. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z You take away the pointed wings and stick on dumb oval wings. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z For some reason, Dr. Bright was staring openmouthed, seemingly struck dumb. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to say or do but look dumb. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel like he was there or anything, but I still took one of Mom’s dumb little French flags and stuck it in the ground at the foot of his grave. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And Emily has always sucked up to Julie, even if that means laughing really hard at her dumb jokes or chiming in when she puts everyone else down. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I played dumb, mainly because I knew he wanted to talk about it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Unlike our dumb mascot, I am here to stay. I’m not going anywhere.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Lucinda looks at me as if I’m a lot dumber than she thought I was. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z See, even then I was not so dumb! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Right in front of me as if I’m too dumb to know what they’re talking about. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And instead of telling the truth, she played dumb again. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Like we so dumb we need some stranger to make us think about freedom,” muttered Luke. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z "A boy who doesn't know his own father might be dumb enough to run away," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “How could I have been so dumb?” she moaned. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “He is too young, too dumb, too careless. I was the same once. I have no idea about women, about love, until much later. Understand?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The teachers ask us easier questions, if they ask us anythin’ at all, and they expect dumb answers. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bran,” I said, “this is the way I look at it. You were struck dumb for a very good reason. Your silence saved Nikki’s life.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think you gave her that card to tell her you’re sorry she has to leave us to go have some dumb baby. She’s probably really sad. I feel sorry for her, too.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z It was one of the all-time dumbest things I’d ever done. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Only dumb kids in movies wait around for evil strangers to pick them off. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Will they argue over dumb stuff, like whose house they’re going to study at? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z This is one of those times I wish he would make fun of how dumb I sound or something. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Why does Bob have to spell dumb with a B? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s a dumb thing to worry about, but it’s just who I am—what life has given me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s cotton balls and Kleenex, so I could make a cloud costume, but that’s really dumb. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “He’s just a dumb dog. Probably a stray.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Of course, if her celebrity is as dumb as a bag of hair, it’s hopeless. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He was dumb enough to rise up and get hit by the lightning, and he should be gone. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I consider serving him up a nice big platter of dumb, but what’s the use? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Come on, Ruthanne, you jumped on me for asking a dumb question. What about Billy’s?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Do you think I’m too old to apply? Or just too dumb?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s because I’m so dumb and I don’t even know when I’m doing something dumb. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z What a dumb idea, sitting in a closet like this. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But it was dumb to call the cops. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z "It was a dumb place to look for bones," he said happily. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There was a younger brother, too—a complete dumb idiot. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The dumbest ward heeler was smart enough to know that time, no matter what else it did, passed, and that the school boy of today was the voter of tomorrow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Except there were two Park Service rangers there who were trying to shoot him for catching game. That’s dumb.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Tell me the truth. Do you think I’m smarter or dumber than Hanako?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "One daughter almost killed, the other one a bomber. Smart-aleck kid, first she blows up my kitchen, then she advertises my cuisine. Win the inheritance— ha! Maybe I'm lucky my son is a dumb jock." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z My head is pounding from this dumb headband. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I thought it was, but it’s not. I did a really dumb thing, didn’t I?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I asked her, and then I realized how dumb my question was, so I tried a different approach: “Parlez-vousfrangais?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s supposed to be a warning, you dumb fool.” Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z “I—I’m dumb. About book learning, I mean. Do you think you could teach me anything without—bawling me out?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was the worst thing we ever did together. Our utterly lowest moment. All backward, all wrong. Just so dumb.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And I’ve named her Edwina after a clown we saw at the carnival last summer, who juggled and told dumb jokes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I want to be worrying about the same dumb things they’re worrying about. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Or she wants to stand around and laugh at every dumb thing Stacy says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Instead, she waited with her burning cheeks and her own dumb smile until he slid her papers back to her, rough fingertips briefly brushing her wrist. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “It’s a dumb idea. I don’t want to be a spy. I want to play soccer. Anyway, I have a life of my own.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “You stay here. Rest. Sadna’s asking questions about where you and Pima went. I’m playing dumb, you know? Don’t want anyone else knowing what’s going on. Make sure they don’t make any trouble.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "People can be pretty dumb," I say, thinking of the people who have asked my mother why she doesn't dress like an Afghan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “And I’m sure you think I’m just some dumb girl...that I agree with everything Hilly says.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Maybe I made a mistake. You’ve learned the dumb resistance of a soldier.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. That’s one of the reasons I came in here, actually. Thinking I was dumb.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Really. It’s fine. It was a dumb idea. Thank you for the coffee.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Normally I’d just blow off this kind of thing as dumb pageant fluff, but it’s actually kinda cool. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z At this stage in my life, the die has already been cast and, no matter how dumb I am, I’m obviously smart enough to get by. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Every day, I make his food, let him watch dumb baby shows instead of my shows, and play with him and stuff. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My feet scuffed and round, and the heels all crooked that look dumb with this dress, so I just sit. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Silent in the moonlight, it was like some patient prehistoric creature that had crawled down from the mountains: dumb, lonely, biding its time, untroubled by the articles of playground equipment which surrounded it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There burnt the Sun of Massachusetts Bay above us, the Eye of God too, & the Kelp was around us, & the grassy heaped Hills was before us, where grazed dumb Beasts. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I mean most girls are so dumb and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He would scratch his head and play dumb, like you always do when the white man asks those questions you better not answer. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I think Roland is a dumb kid who just wants to forget he ever saw the horse. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I tried to play dumb, but that wasn’t working. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “I know you think it’s dumb, but I want to go to prom.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “OK, I’m going in. But I want you to know, Jesse Aarons, I think it’s the dumbest idea you ever had in your life.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I felt dumb but I looked real hard at the water to see if the Wool Pooh was hiding there. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Okay, so Abigail thought he was dumb, but next to her, everybody was dumb. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Everyone else has some dumb story about trick-or-treating or a cat scared of a pumpkin. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A ceremony followed, in dumb show, in which it was easy to recognise the pantomime of a marriage. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Please don’t make me share my dumb poems with you. Reading someone’s poetry is like seeing them naked.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She hated it when people older than her looked at her like she was being dumb. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z This was a dumb expression to begin with. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s that boy you battled, isn’t it? The one with that dumb song?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Thinking that I had probably asked a dumb, or worse, a wrong question, I coyly dropped my eyes and stared at the smouldering flames. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then as though fearful for what she had done, she looked quickly at Wang Lung, her eyes dumb. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Of all the times I did something dumb and she gathered me up in her arms and said, “I’ve got you, now. Your grammy’s got you.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit! The little African can speak a little English, huh? Don’t let the massa know, gal. Play dumb as long as you can.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “For a smart girl, sometimes you make dumb choices.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You see? I was too dumb to even ask.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He sat in a corner like a man who is blind and dumb. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’d rather write a poem than work on your dumb maze for your dumb mouse,” answered Brad. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Like I’m too dumb to figure out what that means. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She knew it was dumb to sit under a tree during a thunderstorm, but this felt kind of perfect too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Instead of leaving us alone like any normal dad, he’s always asking us dumb questions about music, school, and boys. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m just a dumb dodo, and you know it! Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z "You think I'm pretty dumb, don't you?" he suggested. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It hit me how dumb I was being. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z "It just happened, that's the dumb part. It's not like there was some disease, or a terrible accident or anything." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They already think I’m a pain, so why add dumb to their list? Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z My brother said that one of the guys will probably be a millionaire someday, but that he is “dumb as a post.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I think she had figured it would be easy to work with people who were dumber than she was. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Sounds dumb. But I am lonely. Ever since my dad shot you. He and my mother fight. They’re sad all the time.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I shake my head like I am the dumbest Negro to ever walk the earth. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My relief at Maxim’s arrival would be tempered by the fear that they might say something indiscreet, and I became dumb at once, a set smile on my lips, my hands in my lap. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s called “Swagerific,” and I swear to God, it’s the dumbest song ever. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They’d been so brainwashed by Missy’s dumb story that they weren’t thinking clearly. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want it scraped off. I want Camp to be reminded how dumb he is every time he comes in this parlor. Will, I cain’t bear to think I’m married to somebody that stupid.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “It’s just—What if I’m the one serving you fries in ten years? Does that mean you think I’m dumb like Tyson?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Still, I wasn’t dumb enough to change in front of the window. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I feel like I’m gonna be climbing out of the one marked “dumb jock” all my life. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dude was as dumb as dirt, and that wouldn't have been so bad if he was at least cool, but he wasn't. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “You think I’m going to fall for that? You must think I’m as dumb as you are.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They always called her dumb and easy, chasing after guys' attention, but she didn't feel that way to me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across I realized it had been a dumb decision, but I kept on going. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “That was dumb. I left my supplies down at the boat.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To be honest, her idea sounded kind of dumb to me, too. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At home, we aren't allowed words like stupid or dumb or jerk or dam. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It was a canine feeling, full of eager love, and dumb to tragedy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He had no idea where the stereotype of dumb giggly blondes came from. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “What ails you, boy? Are you asleep, or struck dumb?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Will you just pick out a nice sensible name for me—something not too long, not too fancy, and not too dumb?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z And then I wonder if Francis would be dumb enough to let Adam kiss her to begin with. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a dumb question, because he was the football captain. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I was hating all of the Christmas cooking and tunes and dumb holiday specials...but this one Christmas gift had slowly grabbed hold of something inside of me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z How can somebody be so dumb to do that. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing moved except the eyes, which were enormous, the pupils shiny black and dumb. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A bunch of dumb Cub Scouts chasing the phantoms. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a dumb animal, for heaven’s sake! How can a troll follow instructions?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Christina and I just finished explaining our plan, which sounded a lot dumber with more than a dozen Erudite staring us down as we talked. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "He'll be fine, Nood. He's not dumb. The syndrome don't mean he's nuts. Just different, but not really even that much different." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Because our whole lives are based on dumb stuff,” Link insists. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I asked him the dumbest questions I could think of.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He looked dumb and pitiful and just up from the Deep South. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mitch: It's just that it was a really dumb thing to do. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were kids, doing dumb stuff was fun. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “What kind of a dumb question is that?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Which was a dumb thing to say because, in my experience, babies were lousy sleepers. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Observing the look of dumb horror on his face as the waiter delivered the ugly pizza, I decided that, in a test of basic intelligence, I was a definite shoo-in. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Finally, I said, “Do you think I’m stupid? I mean, am I dumb?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy had saved the Yellowstone flyer because he was so amazed that anybody would be dumb enough to stroll up to a full-grown buffalo and snap its picture. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to stop doing dumb, risky stuff like this.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Only somebody new would be dumb enough to bring pancakes for a supper.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Sitting in the front seat, between Dodo and my mother, I felt dumb and subdued. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Some dumb kid, I figured, so I dumped my load of pudding on the hand. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Now you know what it feels like to be a dumb beast,” said the Blue Monkey, laughing nastily, “like my little brothers and sisters at the zoo.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Which added another layer to the confusion that had struck me dumb. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “You think I’m going to let some dumb cow like that scare me?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I could comb my wet hair in public for a hundred dumb years. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I was the one dumb enough to get the pitch stuck. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “She can’t go. She has to stay close to home. This is your fault, you know. You’re the one who got her that dumb camera. Always encouraging her.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Why did he have to get the birds this year? That was dumb.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Stupid, he thought once more, cursing himself—just dumb. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, Wallace,” she started, “you just do what you know is right, even if it seems dumb at the time.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z At the time, I told him it was the dumbest gift ever. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z People think it’s funny when a dumb person can’t do things the same way they can. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, how are you so smart and so dumb at the same time?” she says, pulling a magazine out from underneath her underwear. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z People really do spend money on the dumbest things. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Knowing that Cluny was smarter than either of them, she wished she didn’t have this big dumb rat to corroborate the story. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And on and on it went—that duet between the dumb, praying lady and the big, hollow man who was so full of loving echoes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re right that they might fire at us as soon as this pops open. Let’s not charge through like a couple of dumb gorillas. Get over there and wait for my command.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “They hate you. You know that, right? Every little thing about you. But you’re so dumb, you think you’re doing them a favor.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was no longer a matter of dumb wonder as to what would happen to him and his black skin; he knew now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “So big deal, it was a dumb photo. Do you think people were upset by that email? The people I heard from felt satisfied.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He would have felt dumb asking for a Coke in a place like this. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Janie had kept asking her to go, saying they could go in a group with friends or something, which was probably both the dumbest and sweetest thing she had ever said to Grace. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Anyway, those doctors are so dumb. They ask all these questions, they believe anything I tell them, they write it all down.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The least I can do is find that dumb DiMaggio glove so that when Jack does pass on, he’ll be able to rest in peace. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z It was dumb but I couldn’t think of anything else. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Then Grandma sailed like a galleon into the front room, striking us dumb. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “What if I don’t care about you and your dumb cat?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He was so smitten he went back every day for a week, making up dumb questions about home equity loans and IRAs. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Tact is for people too dumb to be sarcastic, it announced in huge white letters. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Okay. Just FYI, I don’t intend to hook up with any dumb, gross boys either.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It’s a dumb baby book, but I follow along anyway. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mark them china doll, brainiac, Or plain dumb jock. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, I just want to warn you that you’re going to get a really, really dumb letter, so don’t read it. Don’t even open the envelope. Just take a match to it.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “She told that to all the guys. Doreen. That’s what she called herself. Sure she liked Indians! Because they were dumb guys like you!” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a hive body with a few frames of comb in it,” Priscilla said, in a tone that said it was the dumbest question in the history of questions. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Dad may have found some truth there, too, but he wasn’t dumb enough to jump into the raging battle, so he just took Jeffrey off of the field of combat and up to bed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “How could I have been so dumb?” she moaned. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His nonchalance was meant to convey his authority and power over even dumb animals. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Struck dumb by Beck’s miraculous resurrection, an exhausted Hutchison crawled outside to answer the call. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He had no intention of spending the rest of the year cowering in the rest room or sneaking through the halls just to avoid some dumb bully. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They have always made me feel like a dumb white boy because I’m not in their honors classes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Finally, the real reason, and it’s the dumbest one of all.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I know. I’m sorry. I am! I’m dumb. Really dumb.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I proved to be just as dumb when it came to school. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I felt so responsible for getting Branwell to talk that I asked him a bunch of dumb questions. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a dumb thing to say, because I totally don’t believe it, but I’m going for comedy here. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Anything dumber than a blowfish, it’s a county board of education.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got me in trouble, boy. I might get written up. If you aren’t dumb, then you must need a lesson.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I know you’re a nice kid, Jack. And I know that sometimes even nice kids do dumb things, right?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Half of what he said around her still came out sounding dumb. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I know a guy from back home who got through this academy and he’s as dumb as this post,” said one of the Antonellis, whacking the pillar of his bunk. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What happened?” the attendant asked in a scared, dumb voice. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “You thought I was a dumb blond, didn’t you?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Girls loved him, and he was dumb as rocks. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z All of them out there in the hot sun that day were just dumb animals cursed with the mark of ash on their brow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But is it dumb to say that I have never really thought about it like that? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And if Hugh had been dumb enough to follow us—if the bee flying up and down our line meant he was nearby-—then they’d kill him, too. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I like the words calming presence much more than White Rabbit or dumb mute. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z That’s probably pretty dumb, but sometimes it’s good to have something that nobody else knows but you. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I put on my dumb dodo face to fake not knowing what she meant. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya had forgotten about the camping trip, and she felt dumb for being upset about Claire’s absence. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He expects me to be dumb, so it shouldn’t be much of a stretch. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He had only one toy to his name—and what was worse, the dumb porkroll didn’t even know how bad off he was. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “The dumbest part is that then he tells me that he doesn’t believe anyone ever actually landed on the moon!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Now there was nothing left of the dumb show by the fountain beyond what survived in memory, in three separate and overlapping memories. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Nothing! Just a dumb model of this town and a broken promise. Just Madame, who is dead. Just my great-uncle, who is frightened of an ant.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Whose dumb idea was it to collect a mountain of rocks?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She was saying dumb stuff, but she hoped Calder would get the message: What happened yesterday in Powell’s didn’t need to be mentioned. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Being called dumb as a man who slept late the mornin’ they handed out brains?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z How could I have been so dumb not to notice anything? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It turned out that dumb old A-10 Thunderbolt from the Sea, Air, and Space Museum didn’t fly at all. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I ask, asking the dumbest question I can think of. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He says the smart humans owe it to every other living creature not to let the dumb humans wreck the whole planet. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Zach claimed Cap was the dumbest kid in school, but he was really smart. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z If someone overheard us, like that girl, they might think we were dumb. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were outside, Koontz said, “I wonder if that wasn’t a dumb thing to do. I should of just put him in the car and took him down to Chamisaville.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z O, let my books be then the eloquence and dumb presages of my speaking breast!’” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I could not resist her, I was like a dumb thing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “College is extra school for people too dumb to learn the first time around,” Dad said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I figured he looked good, so I said something dumb, like, "You look good." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Just nice in a dumb kind of way. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t play dumb, Starr. Y’all liked each other for a long time.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Sharpe addressed him directly, asking if the boy were capable yet of ratiocination, or was become dumb. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Are you implying that you're James I and I’m some hot, dumb jock? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t talk to him except to grunt at some of his dumb questions. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Just a bunch of dumb junk about Indiana.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z And maybe I’m being dumb, but the thought of having that kind of power over people scares me a lot more than another magician does. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He had so much energy that he bustled back and forth between Billy and the scouts, delivering dumb messages which nobody had sent and which nobody was pleased to receive. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The football game, I say; how dumb are you, the gaaaaame. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I waited for the word to pierce my dumb, thick brain and begin to mean something. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z First, he’d been dumb enough to leave them alone when he had run back to the boat, and Hazel had gotten kidnapped. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Okay, that was sounding like Lucas—and dumb. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her recent installation in the exhibition returned her to the furrows of Georgia, the dumb, open-jawed stares of the patrons stealing her back to a state of display. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I think Shay said something dumb to see if Jessica would go along. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know how bright the other jocks are, but there’s nothing dumb about this brotha. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So I got put in the dumb class in fifth grade at P.S. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z There’s plenty of dumb people in the world. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If Rukia had been allowed to come to the dance and she didn’t have a partner, I would have danced with her even though I’m way taller and we would have looked way dumb. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We had known from the start that Mr. Kendall was as dumb as he was mean. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The dumb look on Ricky’s face was enough to keep him going forever. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Everybody at the bus stop says you’re dumb again,” she told him. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She rocks for hours in the corner under one of the dumb smiling flowers. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I’m not dumb enough to mess up Aunt ’Chelle’s sofa like that. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You are an irredeemable dork. Fortunately for our relationship’s continued viability, you suck at acting like a dumb bro.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to have to answer dumb questions about the burial. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But a breath smote my face at the last door like a blast from a furnace, and there I fell down dumb.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! You’re wearing your elephant necklace I used to play with when I was little. Didn’t I name it something dumb?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Why would I be dumb enough to use a code that can easily be traced back to me? Why wouldn’t I run off instead of sticking around here?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z After he falls asleep, I watch some dumb movie about art thieves. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z These shameless corporate sleazebags wouldn’t stop until they found someone dumb enough or desperate enough to give in and sell them the information they needed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Working on the assumption that the troll and human physiques were basically the same, he rained blow after blow on the dumb creature, reducing it to a heap of quivering fur in so many seconds. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But then again, Cory was even dumber than we were, trading for something there was no way he was going to get to keep. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s a dumb dream. Nothing happens in it.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t make me wait too long. Remember, I can’t go to jail if I squeal. I’m only a dumb animal.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Alec gave him a sharp look each time it happened, as if such an act were the single dumbest thing a human had ever done. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah. But way after that we were chasing down one of those dumb birds and I fell backward on my butt and my arm got twisted between April’s big fat thighs.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I was Scaredy Eyes because I would squeeze shut my eyes so I wouldn’t have to see the dark, which Janice and Ruth said was a dumb thing to do. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But Benny’s just a dumb kid, doing whatever Brad tells him to. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I shouldn't have said anything. It was a dumb idea.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I stopped caring about whether I’d say anything dumb because all of them were hanging on my every word. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Charlie had been too dumb to get rid of the gun. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z In one of the dumbest moves of the war, he’d failed to prepare for a Japanese naval attack. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a dumb thing to do, he thought. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They were just dumb rich kids who knew nothing about anything. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "Wilson? He thinks she goes to see her sister in New York. He's so dumb he doesn't know he's alive." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He was fine for 2,400 years as just Socrates without me conjuring him up to help me out of dumb messes like fake double dates with Jeff the leg jiggler. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z That was a dumb thing to do—just running like that. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “You’re the one who broke Arthur’s heart, Ben. And ended things with Hudson. Never the other way around. You get to be hurt, but don’t play dumb like you’re any better than me.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Izzie settles down and whispers in my ear, “It’s dumb to drive for an hour just to see a baby sleeping in a crib.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z What a dumb kid I must have been to spend hours burying them around our yard, waiting for them to sprout. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I wondered if she was ignoring my question or simply weighing how best to dumb down the answer. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The dumb kid continued to stare up at Palmer as he slurped his water ice. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Reading her secrets and polite small cruelties of her heart, I believe she enjoyed taking the dumb grass by surprise, in her poem. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Other patrollers carried guns and eagerly cut down any rascal dumb enough to flee, but Ridgeway copied Chandler. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Nobody talks to her because she doesn’t talk back. And my jokes are not dumb, for your information. I happen to be a very funny person. Anyway, if Bobby likes Kelsey, he can have her.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “You dumb stupid birdbrain. Why did you do that? What am I gonna do?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I wait for some kind of disclaimer from him about his theory being dumb or that he’s sorry for being a downer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, come on, Rick! What’s your deal? All of a sudden, it’s like you care about this dumb play. Look at you, worried about how many strings there are on a thing of hay.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Except that's how it must have looked from a distance, because they never knew it was Freak who rescued me—or his genius brain and my big dumb body. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I just envied those dumb Bobbseys for having a superior adventure to ours, in that cool, snowy place, where no one had to endure an enforced fiesta. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Those dumb mountains seemed to be perched right along the river, standing smack between him and the sea. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe any lady was that dumb. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her celebrity is not as dumb as a bag of hair. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “That’s the dumbest conversational plan I have ever heard in my life.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “And he won’t let me get dressed. He says pajamas are good for the soul. Isn’t that so dumb?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “He wasn’t as dumb as a bag of hair,” Mom says on the bus, “but he wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer either.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Who do you think vouched for you with my father? I told him how Lara and her dumb friends were teasing you.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I hope he doesn’t think I’m dumb, because I’m not. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "The tone of being patient and tolerant as if the questions I am asking are dumb questions. They are not dumb questions. I need to know what you know that I do not." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The sand, trembling beneath the heat haze, concealed many figures in its miles of length; boys were making their way toward the platform through the hot, dumb sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Some of them are real dumb, but I love the one with the kid who wants the BB gun. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was lightness to TimeStar’s words, the sound of playing dumb. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I had hoped they would send me to a ward with some really gruesome cases, who would see through my numb, dumb face to how I meant well, and be grateful. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Tears came into his eyes again, making the avenue shiver, causing the houses to shake—his heart swelled, lifted up, faltered, and was dumb. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “You going to pull the dumb act on us?” asked one of the men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Rachpaul, you are a brainy young man, but there’s some things you’re keeping to yourself. Which is very dumb. I want to help.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, maybe you’re the one person in the world who never did anything wrong in his life. Maybe you were born perfect. Maybe you were never a dumb kid once.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Heaven must be like this: Jesus, and his Mother, and the dumb beasts, and angels fluttering ’round like birds. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I think of her as a silly girl who’s just fooling around at art school, too dumb to get into university, although I don’t make judgments like this about the boys. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Like, why does everything hurt all the time? Even the dumbest things. Is that normal?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The therapist’s tricks might work on a dumber kid, but not me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “It’s kind of dumb to begin with. And I’m wearing the wrong shoes. It’s hard to run in these.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Then she squint, say, “Hilly, are we... did I... do something to upset you?” and I feel my fingers jiggling again, twirling that dumb invisible pencil. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I ditched that quick enough, but one thought struck me about that dumb high school I go to. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Someone hit you. Who would be that dumb?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z How could I be so dumb as to let Lara catch me? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Should she pretend she knew all about it or play dumb? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “All I did was step on a dumb ant. What is he so freaked out about?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He tried to think of poor Linda, breathless and dumb, with her clutching hands and the unutterable terror in her eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "Figures you'd be struck dumb with that one," she said acidly, then slammed the door. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But though his brain was dulled, or perhaps because of that, he had a strange affinity with dumb beasts. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z This might be the dumbest idea I’ve ever had; it’s definitely the chanciest. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “You are one dumb bunny,” said Chacho, but he stopped crying. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It feels disrespectful for you to be up here making your dumb costumes. I mean, what could be so hard about a Lady Liberty costume? Just throw some fabric over your shoulder.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They each do better under those conditions, and a farmer who would mix white and black chickens would be the dumbest man in the world.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I would not let this dumb girl succeed, I thought. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z That sounded like the dumbest thing I’d ever heard but I didn’t say so. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I clamp my teeth together to keep anything else dumb from escaping my mouth. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would I want to take care of a dumb cat?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The boat’s ready, and I’m ready—more ready than ever to get off this dumb rock—but I can’t leave yet, because I don’t know where to go. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And who really cares about a dumb map, anyway? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes you'd think she was deaf, dumb, and blind, he thought. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Either you weren’t yelling loud enough to begin with, or the people around you are deaf, dumb, and blind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I was a dumb small-town girl, but I wasn’t dumb enough to go down there and make a fool of myself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you as deaf as you are dumb, Green?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You think it was a him? It’s just a dumb ant. Who cares?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Thirteen months in a New World year,” I say, feeling dumb for some reason. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z We didn’t even have the dumb rules that ruined everything. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z They couldn’t even swallow their dumb pride and visit together. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Ben was kind of dumb in those days. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, "We wasn't that dumb, or that stupid." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But then Israel Hands throws the dagger, and it’s just dumb luck that saves Jim. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The only hint of happiness I got was when I heard Pa shouting at John Worth for doing something city dumb again. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Why did I always appear so dumb when I was called upon to perform something in a crowd? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't have very many friends at my dumb school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “No. It’s just, I have a question. But it’s probably dumb.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s dumb to think of it this way, but it’s not only my phone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Even though Julia has been saying how dumb the dance will probably be, I’m excited. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z My chance to ditch this dumb club is here, but it’s all wrong. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She looked like a university freshman who was innocent or dumb, or both. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Instead, I say, “It’s kinda dumb. If you don’t like it, that’s OK.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We just can’t get past the stereotype of the dumb jock. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, come on, don’t be dumb,” Lorena says, and slurps the last of her drink. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But that’s the kind of luck we have—dumb dead relatives who go outta their way to interrupt your good-night’s sleep to give you a lucky number that only brings you bad luck. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I decide to play dumb, mostly because I’m embarrassed. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The more I thought about it, the dumber it was. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry for all the dumb things I’ve said and done. Dad says I’m too prickly. I guess he’s right.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z If you didn’t know trolls were dumb animals, you’d swear the beast was grinning. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I always said you were as dumb as dirt.’ Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sounds were hushed ones, the bloated gurgle of the stream, the respirating hum of the tall grass and shrubs behind him, the apathetic moaning of the dumb, translucent waves. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "Hanneke, stop playing dumb. I'm not the one whose mother is waiting for her at home, worried about curfew. I can have this conversation until dawn or we’re arrested. Whichever you prefer." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But I don’t even give her the benefit of an answer to that dumb question. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Then we would be like the dumb animals of the fields,” Florence replied. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just some dumb stuff about if I was going to be a star in the big leagues some day.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s dumb as a bag of hammers. I can make her do a few things, but you won’t get anything out of her.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how to tell my uncle all of this without getting so sad and feeling like a dumb kid who couldn’t even help her friend. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I looked at the squirrel, it didn’t look fat or dumb to me, it was a regular old squirrel sitting on a branch chewing on something. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sabbatini believed a lot of questions went unasked because students were afraid of looking dumb in front of their peers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I didn’t bring this up to tell you about a dumb stunt I pulled when I was nine. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesper could never tell how much of what Kaz got away with was smarts and planning and how much was dumb luck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I don't want this doctor or anyone here to think I'm dumb. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even so, she said, Richard was a kid, a kid who was capable of making an exceedingly dumb mistake, but one who was also capable of learning from it. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You win. I didn’t think he was that dumb.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dogs was sweet but kind of dumb. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There it was, the world’s dumbest bird, dipping its dumb head down so its orange button eye could stare back at him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It seemed so spooky, as well as dumb. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z And he’ll just laugh and laugh at the dumb jokes, no matter how many times he’s read the same comic. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe we should’ve lied on that stupid census. Maybe it’s dumb to hold on to principles when your beliefs can get you in trouble,” I tell them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The dumb kid wouldn’t even let you think privately. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z People were so dumb sometimes you almost felt bad to take advantage of them—but not too bad. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “All I said is that I think this whole boy-war thing is dumb. All the boys are just being so jerky.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Say, whatever happen to that dumb mother was in here that day, the one workin for Levy Pant? You ever seen him aroun again?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know who the note was from, or why anybody would think it was me leaving dumb notes in their desk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, everything is cool,” I replied, still feeling dumb about the door, and anxious about what I was missing inside. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Turtle was slumped on the couch, scornful of dumb grown-up parties. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you doing this just to make me angry? You can make me angry without all this. Now let her alone. All she wants is to retire. It’s like torturing a dumb animal.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s almost like Isabella is saying it’s dumb to like Jace. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It was a dumb thing to jump with a knife, hut there you have it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "And that stinks, too. That you're going to see how dumb I am in school." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z "We're on our way to a party," I blurted, since Doreen had gone suddenly dumb as a post and was fiddling in a blasé way with her white lace pocketbook cover. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I never new before that I was dumber than a mouse. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z This is a dumb question, because Bernard definitely didn’t have fun with the density lab. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z How could he feel otherwise when all he heard, all he read about, was how smart the Japanese were and how dumb Americans were? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I don’t want them to send me back to the dumb class after missing so much school!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She’d forgive him because he was a dumb animal and didn’t know any better. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s more of a dumb brute than a man.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She came in first and turned her large shining eyes on a bunch of dumb sweating-mad faces. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z But then Tony would tell her one of his dumb jokes. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z At first it seemed like she was just trying to stop him from doing something dumb. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “My dumb brother is waiting for me downstairs,” I say. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z No matter what happens on God’s green earth, Father acts like it’s a movie he’s already seen and we’re just dumb for not knowing how it comes out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if he was dumb as hell and couldn’t read a word and put all his simpleminded belief in a stupid thing like the Bible and called me an ignorant name like Mexico... We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I called you a dumb dog,” he said. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Leona stood at the front of the room with a dumb look on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z If someone says, “Yo’ mama’s so dumb she sold her car for gas money,” you don’t say, “Yeah, but why? Was she properly aware of the long-term consequences?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Made a few dumb mistakes of my own, but I was always grateful for a second chance. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “We talked to some of the girls in your class," Mrs. Dunne said, “but they all played dumb. We're still going to get to the bottom of this, I promise." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z When I start to make some dumb moves, he asks, “Are you sure you want to do that?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z This might sound dumb, but the only thing I really remember was that she loved green Life Savers, which she called the Irish Life Savers. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was that adjective “poor” that struck them dumb. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone sends dumb snaps all the time, right? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The shock of seeing the miracle performed had struck her dumb. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Jared: Maybe I get away with it because I’m not dumb enough to get caught. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m still angry at him and his dumb robot. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z In fact, her celebrity is not remotely dumb. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I don’t think Jack or Auggie would have been dumb enough to rat on me, because they had started leaving me notes in my locker, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Don’t play dumb with me, mister! I’m hearing talk of deejays and pizza ovens on wheels! How were you going to pay for all that?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I lean over and say, “You do know dumb has a b on the end of it, right?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Beside those bodies so lately young and strong, she sank down motionless in stony grief, dumb as a stone and her heart like a stone within her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The only excuse I can offer is that like so many of my black brothers today, I was just deaf, dumb, and blind. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as it came out, he was sure he couldn’t have possibly said anything dumber. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “But she acted like dressing up was dumb,” I complain. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The man gestures to poor, dumb Othello who hasn’t left his spot near the cage, and I can’t hold my tongue any longer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I never said you were dumb. I just said you were smart, didn’t I? Why do you have to take things the wrong way?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She can really play dumb when she wants to! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Turns out tardy is some dumb, fancy way of saying late. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z What if Mami knew that I hitched my skirt up so I wouldn’t look so dumb? When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to have to go back to the dumb class, am I?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Even when he was younger, he asked himself, “Isn't it dumb to want only to be next to people who are just like you?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe you not so dumb after all,” he said to me after the wedding ceremony. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The funny thing is, I thought she was enjoying it, too, till all of a sudden she came out with this very dumb remark. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I stopped writing to him about going to the mall with my friends or about my dumb friend dramas and instead started pushing him for more details: I’d ask outright, What do you need? I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The smart, hearing one was helping the dumb, deaf one. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He put the PlayStation down and looked up at me as if I had just asked the dumbest question in the world. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “That’s dumb. No way I’m getting in. Who knows if I’m even going to apply? I want to go to Roosevelt like everyone else. They have a swim team.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Probably the dumbest was the time I ... oh. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And because Momly gets to Ma's house at the butt crack of dawn, Ma goes to bed dumb early on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays so she can be up and ready to go. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He fit every stereotype of the dumb jock, all of which went to show how absolutely meaningless stereotypes can be. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment he felt toward Mary and Jan a dumb, cold, and inarticulate hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, I'm the only dumb one in the family. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Oh. And you didn’t try to make me look like an idiot, opening your desk for some dumb surprise that wasn’t even there.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I was bracing myself to see a dumb tree branch or cement block somebody had tossed in to anchor a buoy come up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I am African and I wouldn’t believe what Mohammed’s bibi told him. Besides, you coconuts are far more dumb than us Africans.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When Connor asks to visit me, I make up some dumb excuse and hope he never brings it up again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Sandy was the only one in this dumb building she could talk to. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think, for some reason, Ray was scared that I liked him. You know. Ain’t that dumb? Why would I like a boy who likes boys? I don’t know how he got that dumb idea.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Sula was probably struck dumb, as anybody would be who saw her own mamma bum up. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I may do stupid things, I may risk getting busted after curfew to see my boyfriend, but I’m not dumb enough to send a regular text. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She tends to freak out over the dumbest things. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Colin put his hands together under his chin like he was praying and made a puppy-dog face, which was a dumb joke but also pretty cute. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There were billions of conscientious body cells oxidating away day and night like dumb animals at their complicated job of keeping him alive and healthy, and every one was a potential traitor and foe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I dint know it then but I guess I know it now that she thought I was going to hurt the baby because I was too dumb to know what I was doing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “The little voice. I think of that all the time. It tells you you’re about to do something dumb.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Cotton kept following us around saying, “What about this?” and holding up something dumb like a broken hamster cage or an empty paint can. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I was struck dumb by die sight of this beloved face working itself up into what looked like hatred. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I not only felt be-trayed, but I felt like the dumbest sort of sap. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He is trying to make the best of it because he wants to work in the church, but he thinks the classes are dumb; he must study things he doesn’t need. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I mean, I guess I’m trying to be deep, but maybe it’s just dumb. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It was the first question to pop out, and I feel dumb because I know the answer. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "What's he afraid of the bull for? The bull's so dumb he only goes after the cloth." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Now, she acts a lot dumber in the hallways, especially when boys are around. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But we didn’t know how dumb until Mr. Johnson delivered the message he had just received on his telegraph machine. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “It’s too dumb to talk about even,” she said, still backing. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It was a dumb idea to send her a DM. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Enough for me to realize I’m pretty dumb not to have noticed that maybe Bernard does like me a little. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Panther was smart enough to stay away, but dumb, lovable Fufi was forever trying to be Abel’s friend. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He didn’t need to be told how dumb he was a dozen times a day. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Jackie had always looked so pretty in them but I looked dumb. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But Park didn't have any luck—or status—to spare on that dumb redhead. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The birds seemed all to have flown away or to have fallen dumb. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And there were those fat puffins, looking like chumps, bumbling around like they had no idea how to get on in the world, looking dumb and stupid, and so beautiful that I wanted to...nothing. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I feel betrayed and a little dumb for not seeing this coming. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So, yeah, at this point I had pretty much made up my mind that track was the dumbest sport ever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He was not so dumb as to believe that rescue was an easy task. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It ain’t hard to imagine Ida pretending to be just another dumb colored girl in order to make it out here. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But this is just a way of prettifying yet another dumb mistake, the one involving all that coffee. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse—she even had a couple of bad grades in that notebook that she’d hidden from her parents, which she knew was dumb. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And what made it worse was that they were so dumb, or seemed to be so dumb, that it was almost insulting the way they kept hidden from him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “But when the Supreme Court overturned those dumb laws across the nation? Don’t think I’d ever been so happy.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t play dumb with me, Luke. Don’t think I can’t see you. I see you, man. Always thinking. Always trying to figure things out. In a weird way, you’re just like her.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z That had been the plan, but now, it seemed dumb. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Could you...I know this is going to sound dumb, but could you maybe check on him?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I think of flying on swings through bright blue skies and away from words like dumb and freak and loser. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, you stupid, if there’s a right way and a wrong way, trust you to find the dumb way; fool, fool, back to the beginning was the rule.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Negra, don’t try to blame this on la Virginia. It was your dumb idea to hang a plant over the door. An accident waiting to happen. Any fool could have seen that.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Never wanted her here...I heard she used to steal from the lockers...All it took was her dumb brother to drop dead... Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Isn't that a dumb name for a cat? Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we're too dumb for medicine or engineering, they marry us off. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Okay, it was a dumb thing to worry about, but it didn’t hurt to be careful. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It does sound pretty dumb when you say it like that.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z This might sound dumb to some people, but it’s actually pretty cool having a little brother. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was a dumb beast and so, apparently, was Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s totally dumb. They already told us the way out isn’t the way we came in.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Mamita, who yearned for her youth again, must have remembered what it was like to be young and dumb and fun-loving. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I bring up McCandless’s hubris and the dumb mistakes he made—the two or three readily avoidable blunders that ended up costing him his life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom has those daggers in her eyes—the sharp points she shoots at people who say dumb things about me—but she stays quiet. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Besides, I was supposed to be mad at him, not worried about his dumb feelings. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “It’s a novel. Novels are fiction. Some people got really crazy over that dumb book.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “And here I pegged you for a dumb jock.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “That is the dumbest thing I ever heard. What is your game?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I know it, and still—I’m letting the hook pierce me like some dumb fish that’s been hooked a billion times before and still hasn’t figured it out yet that hooks are the enemy. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My shyness and gaucherie became worse, too, making me stolid and dumb when people came to the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z No more getting wet in the johnny pump or standing with two fisted hands out in front of me, a dime hidden in one, chanting, Dumb school, dumb school, which hand's it in? Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I travel with Volpe and a group of students one night to see another high school perform a musical called The Drowsy Chaperone, a very good show with a really dumb title. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That big word I had to spell today to get out of the dumb class is how I feel about Mami. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “I had a little bump on my face and she made me see this fancy doctor. Now I gotta wear this dumb hat all the time. It makes me look like a rooster.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m really dumb—all I know is Brooklyn. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z His hands were shaking, and his eyes were fixed on mine in supplication, like a dumb thing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I mean those particular cops were so dumb it was pathetic. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Why would someone as smart as you do something as dumb as that?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It’s literally just a title. How do you know it looks dumb?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The class laughed at how dumb he was not to notice things. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And the lonesomeness in the sparks make them hunt for one another, but the mud is deaf and dumb. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “I’m not dressed up,” she says, playing dumb. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z That dumb gray cat was sleeping in her bed again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z And I didn’t want to count on just dumb luck. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Your name is who you are and how you’re known even when you do something great or something dumb. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When Day finally told her, all he said was that Elsie was deaf and dumb and she’d died in an institution when she was fifteen. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z So I should have felt fine about not going to New York—it was a dumb idea, anyway. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He dashed first to the study, whispered, “Hide under the table, sah!” and then ran to the front door and wore a dumb look on his face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He hates everything and wants this dumb trip to be over. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z "You know, there are those who think we who are gathered here are dumb," I shouted. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We both said mean things, dumb things, things we didn’t mean. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jared was trying to make me seem dumb. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I knew the man was crazy, but it turned out he was dumb, too. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A thing we cannot see can exert pressure, can frustrate my wish to fill a vessel with water if I were dumb enough to leave my finger on the neck. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By dumb luck I ended up in a private hospital cell when I arrived at Ashland. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I am sorry I am just a dumb creature on a rock hurtling through space. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z William Henry Ross was “thirty-five years of age, of a chestnut color, and well made,” and said that he had “hardly been treated as well as a gentleman would treat a dumb brute.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems like a million years ago that I was an ordinary kid who thought nothing was more important than some upcoming sports season and my next dumb prank with Jordie and Pouncey. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Ged lay blind and dumb in fever like a stick in a slow fire, and there was no spell to cool what burned him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I told Maya I thought that was really dumb and she agreed, but she still wouldn’t touch a ball that August just touched, not if she could help it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Which wasn’t exactly true, but I didn’t want to look dumb or nothing and I figured I could learn to use a camera. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly as they talked they were stricken dumb, frozen as it were to listening stones. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Well, like my third cousin, really. And he was runnin’ his mouth about how him and his dumb friends jacked somebody’s money at the library. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Which was a remarkably dumb emotion for someone as smart as you and your jelly bean brain.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t anything more important happening than some dumb kid running away? The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Audrey had this way of making you feel like the dumbest person in the room. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I climb in the back of the truck, and Seven’s dumb butt gets in the passenger seat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Sure, we argue over dumb stuff like TV shows and which Dolly look is the best, but never anything real. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Even my brother, who had a smartass remark for everything, was struck dumb. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not joking. And don’t take this the wrong way or anything, but he also said you aren’t nearly as dumb as you pretend to be.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Why would they be dumb enough to attack a room full of high-level gunters, on their own turf? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Why did Eevie have to wrinkle her dumb nose like that? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Vonetta asked again so she could have her routine rehearsed in her head—her curtsy, smile, and greeting—leaving Fern and me to stand around like dumb dodos. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad that she had learned that I was not completely dumb, yet I felt a litde angry because she seemed to think it odd for dishwashers to read magazines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at her, pursing my lips like, How dumb are you? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They were the dumbest kids in school, but they never missed a single day. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying that I know it was dumb, and I’m sorry. I didn’t even have that much to drink. I swear.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Okay, that sounds dumb, but still, it’s so obvious to me that meeting up is a bad idea. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Even though it was just a dumb old logo, it still felt like Rocco had just handed me a message, something that said, We understand. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Pardon me saying so, but it is like seriously dumb to come out here in March without a three-season tent.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They were struck dumb with surprise when Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It was as if she thought I was deaf and dumb and able to lip-read. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z There are smarter people who could make a more informed decision, and dumber people who’d make a quicker one. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She should’ve called me mean and hateful and dumb and sorry, but she called me a blessing. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And her answer would be so smart that you’d start to realize maybe his question wasn’t so dumb in the first place. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Girls could ask the dumbest questions at times. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She called on Brad, who slouched to the front of the room, announced that he wasn’t much good at poems, and that his poem was sort of dumb. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The dumb goon is really going to kill me. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if it's a dumb story, telling it changes other people just the slightest little bit, just as living the story changes me. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Honey,” Paige said, “it would take a lot more than God and Virgil Hedgepath to get me to one of those godawful boring teas where those dumb wives sit around counting each other’s wrinkles.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She even had one of those dumb names that could go either way, but he was sure now that he was right. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Or I just think dumb stuff like how the lock on my locker works. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Seems the gas station man was a real card and liked to welcome dumb rookies with his little practical joke. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, how dumb is that? What would a movie star be doing in Tiburon?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now why would I do a dumb fool thing like that? Help you do what?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I do enough. He’s just a punk and he wears those dumb scarves like what my mama would wear.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z All I know is that I am supposed to act dumb and never speak of our lives in the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship had come and his father had appeared like a wraith on the boardwalks and it was only dumb luck that allowed Nailer to avoid the man. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Yeah, that's it, rap sheets, which is such a dumb name because it makes me think of rap music, like maybe a rap sheet is what rappers write their rhymes down on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “No, Connor, I don’t. As a matter of fact, I’m convinced that Branwell was struck dumb because he has a terrible secret of which he dare not speak.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Married? My parents won’t even let me stay home alone. Besides, all the boys in our school are completely ineligible. Either racist or dumb.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “But we sure made a lot out of it, and the boys were dumber than we were.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The dumb ones pecked at him and got nothing but ulcers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t as dumb as he looked now, was he? thought Gilly smiling, without taking time to calculate which of her smiles to put on. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I almost told him that Scrappy signed his letter with the word love, but then, that would probably sound dumb to a boy who gets loved so much every day of his life. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Alone in the dim, dusty room, I could still see her dumb round eyes, rubbernecking. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Anyways, I’m sitting alone, feeling embarrassed and dumb. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Back when we could laugh at dumb stuff. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She saw Feral, stricken dumb, his mouth actually agape. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Its good to have frends... nov 21—I did a dumb thing today I forgot I wasnt in Miss Kinnians class at the adult center any more like I use to be. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “But that was a dumb place to stand. 1 couldn’t stop myself. Drop in at the cafe sometime, I’ll give you a free egg salad sandwich, or a hamburger, or a milkshake, whatever you like.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to have reverted to his teenage self in their presence, but he deserved this time to be dumb—parenthood offers no vacations or sick days. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But what I’m thinking is that dum just looks—kind of dumb. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Sure, he can drink, smoke, and kill during wartimes, but he’s still a dumb kid. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He dated girls off and on, and some of them were okay and some of them were dumb. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “Cinco estrellitas—five stars, five little sisters, traveling through my domain in the sky. A warning for all to see, to let them pass unharmed. You are not dumb. You are not blind.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z How sick she must have been—the poor dumb old bag! East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the usual dumb words come tumbling out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Some dumb rule. The idiots in charge think the indigenas don’t have good hygiene or something. Like they’ll make the pool dirty.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma had moved in and told Pa, “That gal’s dumb as a dry pump,” meaning me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't just stand there like a dumb thing! Speak! Speak! Speak!" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Punch the button and place your order. All I do is carry the dumb trays.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think any of them are really dumb. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I also felt like he wasn’t as dumb as everyone made him feel. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And I hope your dumb coach lets you play, because you deserve to play more than most of the jerks on your team. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her only problem was that dumb stock market; it didn't want to play the game. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes follow my hand, and now I’m really self-conscious and hoping he’s not going to ask to touch my hair or a bunch of dumb questions about it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The last category is what stands between the contestants and the big money, and Mom says it doesn’t help that some of these celebrity partners are as dumb as a bag of hair. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I may be young, but I’m not dumb. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She just sucked her teeth a little and made out like what I said was dumb. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And the answer to that question—“because it literally has never occurred to me”—was so outrageously dumb that Colin just picked up the phone without another word and dialed 773.555.1212. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Sally said it seemed dumb to name a place ‘Gap’ when there weren't any gaps anywhere. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It’s not like we used anything except our hands, feet, and dumb luck. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z "I really hate that people think I'm dumb or that I'm going to bite my tongue off in front of them." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z President Kennedy’s assassination, less than two weeks ago, has struck the world dumb. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “ArtBoom. It’s a website where people post paintings and pictures. It’s supposed to be like an online art gallery. I think it’s kind of dumb.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, that impossibly clean, carefully mended, perfectly pressed T-shirt struck me dumb. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I shook his hand, and it occurred to me that because he was always eating my dust, the dumb fishcake had never won a real race and probably didn’t know how. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z But if I had to choose between going back to the dumb class and not being able to walk, I would ask you to send me to the dumb class. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “You think it’s dumb when someone says there’s no ‘I’ in team, but you stick one in there and you see how dumb that looks.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m just a dumb kid who likes ice cream. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “C’mon, Matt. You the smartest dude I know. And the dumbest.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The little kids didn’t pay me much mind but to laugh at me for being dumber than a sheep. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I grudged the months I had spent with her, employed by her, taking her money, trotting in her wake like a shadow, drab and dumb. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I know. A donkey named Car. How dumb.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But there’s a sigh of relief that comes in having another friend who I can talk to about more than this dumb pageant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He just stands there with a big, dumb grin on his face. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Because you are most certainly not dumb, Ally.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z If the other kids at their school haven’t yet decided that they must either be dumb as a rock or a monster, then it’s just a matter of time. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Somebody chased him as another woman asked me the usual dumb questions about what grade I was in and what my favorite color was. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And it would have room to store all my words, not just the most common ones that have gotten pasted on my dumb plastic board. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z My lips curled into a dumb sort of smile, and I barely even registered the clatter of a receiver leaving its cradle or the rattle of buttons tapping out a number. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “How much worse shape could we possibly be in? I’m tired of being careful. And I’m tired of their dumb codes, and I’m tired of you all treating me like a stupid baby.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The fellows in the hall were pushing against the door: ‘You drunk bull! You’ll be a sight dumber when we get through with you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Made me feel dumber than a pig with half a brain. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z |
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