Sentence examples for like a dumb from inspiring English sources

The phrase "like a dumb" is not grammatically correct or commonly used in written English
It is possible that the phrase was meant to be "like a dummy" or "like a fool," which are both colloquial expressions meaning someone who is not very intelligent or acting foolishly. An example of using "like a dummy" in a sentence could be, "He tried to fix the car himself, but ended up breaking it even more. He looked like a dummy."

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(Paul McCartney later released video footage of the show as an explanation of sorts; in it, Linda is seen dancing, moving in a possessed way, clearly working from a place where perfect pitch likely felt like a dumb concern).

"It sounds like a dumb law," Ms. Kagan said.

"Sounds like a dumb law," said Ms. Kagan, who understood precisely what game was afoot.

The cushions, too perfectly arranged at either end of a sofa, look like a dumb rebuke.

Tells about intimations of self-hatred that have emerged on Letterman's show, mostly in the form of Letterman acting like a Dumb Guy.

In the fourth picture the eyes have been sliced away and the head closed, eyeless and shut, like a dumb bin lid.

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No one likes a dumb model!

No teacher likes a dumb student, and this will make them more angry.

And the thing is: I like a good dumb sketch every now and then.

Her leitmotif of "I'm not stupid," sounds like a dumb-blonde disavowal, but proves to be her particular brand of disingenuous manipulation.

Mr. Lawrence belongs to the shambling-everyman, Adam Sandler school of cocky but klutzy dumb-like-a-fox bozos.

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