Example Sentences

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Tom Harkin, not nincompoopery, that obviated the contest then.

From Fox News • Feb. 4, 2020

Neither heroes nor villains are exempt from the film’s brand of boorish nincompoopery, nor do the characters develop beyond their vulgar first impressions.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

But when Peele sits down and begins to sample his selection, his nincompoopery blossoms into musicality.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2017