marbles

/ ˈmɑːbəlz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a game in which marbles are rolled at one another, similar to bowls

2. informal,  (functioning as plural) wits

   to lose one's marbles

Example Sentences

Stephen Miller, the shame of Santa Monica, seems to have especially lost his marbles over the National Guard ruling.

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“But he even narrated a marbles contest in Guatemala.”

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Small, smart and missing a few marbles is often just what you need when the sh*t hits the fan.

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The book was clearly fiction — featuring characters such as an absurdly monastic Bolivian radio-novela writer who loses his marbles and begins to confuse his characters and his plots.

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“The October surprise is that Trump has completely lost his marbles,” Anthony Scaramucci, the former president’s one-time White House communications director, posted on social media.

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