dopey

Example Sentences

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I assume Vrabel thinks it’s a dopey move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

But Stokes' men have been careless, loose and downright dopey.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

His lead, Pattinson’s Mickey Barnes, is a dopey, instantly lovable voluntary “Expendable,” jettisoned into space to be a human guinea pig who will be pivotal in colonizing a faraway planet.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

Emerson sometimes feels as if the Kings are testing him: “Can we make it so dopey that Emerson won’t do it? But I’ve defeated them.”

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

Tall and dopey Ellis flapped his arms like a bird and hopped back onto the sidewalk.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia