Sentence examples for dumb ask from inspiring English sources

Mary Anne, who is still recovering from her bruises and obviously still in love with the man who beat her, gives the hapless girl tips: dress up, play dumb, ask lots of questions and touch his arm.

Unlike the father at the aquarium, grandmothers aren't afraid to act dumb and ask questions; they are fantastic at encouraging and expressing wonder at the children's accomplishments.

In the middle of a conversation about something else, play dumb and ask, "I've heard about this book called, 'The Hungry Game' or something like that.

People with social anxiety are struck dumb when asked questions by a virtual stranger.

The Australian captain, Michael Clarke, who believes Haddin will return to play a part later in the series, played dumb when asked about Watson's reported exclusion but a huge hint was given when his side trained on Tuesday afternoon, with Adam Voges occupying the all-rounder's usual first slip position.

She describes how, after she had talked about the deaths of four close friends in the second world war, a particularly dumb interviewer asked her, "So, did the war change you?" She also says in the book that you should never believe anything you read in newspapers.

"Even if you think the triggers are dumb?" Wallace asks.

"I played dumb and asked her what the problem was.

"Don't you think all this anti-bullying stuff is kind of dumb?" you asked me.

Bonus -- Being all dumb and asking questions gets me to places.

Playing dumb, I asked him what it was for and he responded, "Protection".