dunces
- plural of dunce.
Example Sentences
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People who say L.A. has no seasons are unobservant dunces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
So instead of bridging that expertise gap, surrounding himself with proficiency, he’s done the opposite: boost his own comparative abilities by surrounding himself with a confederacy of dunces.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2020
The internet abets the problem, he says: Unfiltered by editors, it levels the playing field between experts and "dunces."
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 2, 2020
That luck is a hugely underestimated factor in football and post-game analysis is often harshly binary with winning coaches tactical geniuses and losers dunces when, in reality, things could easily have gone either way.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2018
“Okay, then, us two dunces are going to find a way out of this place.”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
