Example Sentences

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I was dumbly naive thinking I could have a conversation about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

They waved, and Levin found himself dumbly waving back.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

Instead, I pulled out my phone and looked at it dumbly, because I had completely forgotten how to dial 911.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2022

“Now they’re getting smart. They are waking up. They are gaining the ability not just to dumbly record what we do but to make judgments about it.”

From Scientific American • Dec. 20, 2021

As I gingerly stepped toward him the shuffling mass of black cowhide between us parted, and there stood 534 and I, staring dumbly at each other.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan