Sentence examples for a knucklehead from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a knucklehead" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used informally to describe someone who is acting foolishly or is not very smart.
Example: "I can't believe he forgot his own birthday; what a knucklehead!"
Alternatives: "a fool" or "an idiot".

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"I was a knucklehead.

The New York Times

I'm just a knucklehead".

The New York Times

Reeves Nelson was a knucklehead!

The New York Times

"Well, not skinny, but a knucklehead".

The New Yorker

"He can also be a knucklehead.

The New Yorker

People at Penn State thought of him as "a knucklehead".

The New Yorker

Smith can be explosive off the bench, or a knucklehead.

The New York Times - Sports

"Either that or I'm completely a knucklehead," he said.

The New York Times - Sports

"Is he sort of a knucklehead?" she wondered.

The New York Times

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Listen to that recording below, and if you're in New York, don't be a knucklehead--get your tickets to Demdike Stare's event here.

Vice

Yeah, a selfish knucklehead of a human being who can no longer be trusted.

Los Angeles Times

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