Example Sentences

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We’ve shunned those former doofuses and nihilists for so long, even as it becomes clear that the future of the nation hinges on bringing them along.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Those doofuses on YouTube, spinning out in their jumped-up Ford Mustangs?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“Just two doofuses from Daly City,” Robinson told the Times in 2021, shortly after Madden’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

By now in life, any people happening upon that tape without recognizing they would want that guy on their team would have to count as doofuses.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022

At the same time, Rhaenyra was dodging marriage proposals from strategically useful doofuses.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022