How to use stupidity in a sentence

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• The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.From the entry demon
• They say that natural stupidity is more dangerous than artificial intelligence.From the entry natural stupidity
• Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.From the entry future
• Her stupidity flabbergasts me, and I have to force myself to keep a straight face while she explains her beliefs.From the entry flabbergast
• Such speculations are often met with a retort that leans even harder into the stupidity allegation.2025 October 2, William Davies, “A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0”, in The Guardian. From the entry 4D chess
• Many broad-brushstroke criticisms have been applied to Love Islanders, one of the most widespread being our stupidity.2020, Camilla Thurlow, Not the Type: Finding Your Place in the Real World, London: Metro Publishing, John Blake Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry Love Islander
• “I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your stupidity.”2016, Erin Mc, Blurred Lines: The Complete Series, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN. From the entry I can't hear you over the sound of
• There was no point in any of the men remonstrating over the stupidity of the ordinance officer.2012 03, John Christgau, Birch Coulie: The Epic Battle of the Dakota War, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry ordinance
• So put on your big-girl pants and own up to what you and your stupidity caused.2011, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Retribution, St. Martin's Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 95. From the entry big-girl pants
• The idea that texts or facts speak for themselves —interpret me no interpretations—is weapons-grade stupidity.2007, Tad Waddington, Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work, Agate Publishing, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry weapons-grade
• On the surface, this appears to be just another case of government stupidity.2007 March 27, softsofa, “Narrows bike tunnels: stupidity extremis or diabolic cleverness?”, in tacoma.general (Usenet). From the entry vandalicious
• It is assumed here that these acts of self-sacrifice are not based on stupidity.1998 fall, Jeffrey W. Riemer, “Durkheim’s ‘Heroic Suicide’ in Military Combat”, in Armed Forces & Society, volume 25, number 1, New…. From the entry The Bible
• In those halcyon days I believed that the source of enigma was stupidity .1995, Ian Ward ·, Law and Literature: Possibilities and Perspectives, page 203. From the entry enigma
• All around their bubble of stupidity I could feel the brume of the dragon.1972, John Gardner, Grendel, André Deutsch, page 77. From the entry brume
• Our press tells us daily of outrages and stupidities committed under pressure of melanophobia.1968, Fernando Henriques, Family and Colour in Jamaica, 2nd edition, Macgibbon & Kee. From the entry melanophobia
• Gracie has a perennial act, and it involves the utmost in stupidity if not moronicism.1963, Robert Warren Kent, “Applied Psychology”, in The Art of Persuasion: A Training Course, Guide and Manual for Those Whose Business…. From the entry moronicism
• They have hooted at the devils, shouted with laughter over the stupidities and shrewdities of the hermit.1928, Sheldon Cheney, Edith Juliet Rich Isaacs, Theatre arts magazine: Volume 12. From the entry shrewdity
• It leavens the”—she looked at him—“stolid stupidity of the ordinary Englishman.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 125. From the entry leaven
• He spoke with supreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 203. From the entry occasion
• Bax, now by Evelyn, now by the imposition of ponderous stupidity.1915, Virginia Woolf, chapter 19, in The Voyage Out. From the entry ponderous
• If the public is going to be stupid then at least point their stupidity at the bad guys.2026 June 17, Cameron Cummins-Smith, “Everything is Glonzo now”, in Liberal Currents, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2026. From the entry glonzo
• The Rabobank financial analyst Michael Every said earlier this year that he was gobsmacked by the “bubblicious stupidity” of the market.2021 December 1, Mark Sweney, quoting Michael Every, “Scorsese producer to make first Hollywood movie funded by NFTs”, in The Guardian…. From the entry bubblicious
• It is hard to think of any precedent for such a calamitous display of insensitivity, historical ignorance and uncomprehending political stupidity.2017 August 20, “The Observer view on Donald Trump’s presidency”, in The Observer. From the entry death wish
• Bumbling so common deserves little notice, but Quaylisms reach the sublime: they achieve Solomonic stupidity or Shakespearean inarticulateness.2012, Gary Saul Morson, “[Witticisms and Witlessisms] Stupidity Shines”, in The Long and Short of It: From Aphorism to Novel, Stanford…. From the entry Quaylism
• If a Singaporean gets frustrated at your stupidity, he can scold you for being blur as sotong (clueless as a squid).2002 July 22, Hwee Hwee Tan, “A War of Words Over ‘Singlish’”, in Time, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2025. From the entry blur
• One bozon is the exact amount of stupidity and lack of scientific knowledge needed to confuse joules with watts.2000, Jeffrey Yu, “[Fanfic] Flame Wars!!!”, in alt.startrek.vs.starwars (Usenet). From the entry bozon
• He spoke of criminal carelessness and culpable stupidity; he spoke of the unwisdom of volunteering one's services as a guinea pig.1970 October, Larry Niven, “The Ring Floor”, in Ringworld, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published January 1976, →ISBN, page 135. From the entry unwisdom
• He has already helped refute “racism” by publicly demonstrating that many BLMers are discriminated against because of “stupidism” (widespread bias against stupidity), not racism.2023, Christina Antioch, Etienne de la Boetie2, Robert L. Peters, HITLER: do you self-identify the same as Hitler?. From the entry stupidism
• He was tired of fighting the stupidity of the public, of which the queasiness of this narrow-gutted landlord was only a single example.2013, Desmond Bagley, The Spoilers / Juggernaut. From the entry narrow-gutted
• Don invented a myth of himself, then made it a reality, and he had the stupidity—or the intelligence—to never stop believing in the myth.2012 June 4, Emily VanDerWerff, “Mad Men: Commissions And Fees”, in AV Club, retrieved 27 Sep 2013. From the entry go along to get along
• If women are showing "technological ineptitude" and are "disinclined towards technology" by showing an "unwill" to co-operate technologically, does this merely indicate stupidity?2009, Amanda du Preez, Gendered Bodies and New Technologies. From the entry unwill
• I was miffed at the coach, not for his naivete of deafness, but for his arrogance, which converted his ignorance to stupidity.2003, Jim Brewington, Let There Be Light Please!, →ISBN, page 130. From the entry miffed
• Riling people to the point of stupidity is a poor litmus test of their decency, no matter how red and blue their faces get.2000, Dirt First!, “Re: Thanks for all the fish, but I'm vegetarian”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet). From the entry bozon
• Yes, I was guilty of procrastination, sloth, accidie, pigritude (a lovely old word for laziness), stupidity perhaps, but did I not try?1978 September, Nicolas Slonimsky, “Preface to the Sixth Edition”, in Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 6th edition, New York…. From the entry pigritude
• What is to be expected of them is not treachery or physical cowardice, but stupidity, unconscious sabotage, an infallible instinct for doing the wrong thing.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. I & II. From the entry ruling class
• Arcadian simplicity may be as tedious and stifling as the zippy atmosphere of Zenith; indeed, Sheila Kaye-Smith has found unplumbed stupidity in unplumbered villages.1930 August, Albert Guérard, “Graphopolis—a Utopia for Literature”, in The Nineteenth Century and After, volume CVIII, number DCXLII…. From the entry unplumbered
• And right often have I, the modern, been perturbed and vexed by the foolishness, illogic, obtuseness, and general all-round stupendous stupidity of myself, the primitive.1907, Jack London, Before Adam. From the entry illogic

Meaning of stupidity

1. noun The property of being stupid.
2. noun An act that is stupid.

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Questions about stupidity in a sentence

How do you use stupidity in a sentence?

Stupidity is used as a noun. For example: “I suppose you can put it down to gross stupidity, but that's not much of an excuse.”

What is a short sentence with stupidity?

“Jimmy's stupidity cost him his car.”

What does stupidity mean?

Stupidity means the property of being stupid.