How to use "dumb" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dumb" in popular movie and book plots

  • Chuckling, Caesar begins to congratulate Octavian on his acumen—then is struck dumb by an attack of epilepsy.  - Stealing from Saturn
  • Captain Underpants breaks open the glass dome with Melvin inside, and sends him to "Jail for dumb kids" and frees the other prisoners.  - Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy
  • These people demand "a dumb king" and Ruggedo meets this requirement.  - Pirates in Oz
  • Deciding to go on a date with a hot but dumb blonde, Brian soon discovers he is dating "an idiot".  - Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows
  • He then proceeds to trade the watch for Big John, a gargantuan Belgian horse that Brad (as Jacob) tamed largely by dumb luck, and some corn.  - For Richer or Poorer
  • Sheer dumb luck makes Aubrey escape from their clutches.  - A Southern Yankee
  • Hurt by her callousness, Philo says that he is the only one dumb enough to want to take her further than her bed.  - Every Which Way but Loose (film)
  • In a memorable feat of dumb luck, Snake manages to cling onto the door's steps.  - Big Trouble (2002 film)
  • Sade begins to rehearse with the inmates of the prison, a theater piece that initially banned by the warden, but then allowed as a dumb game.  - Sade (film)
  • He derides his dumb and "cheap" wish, and says that Grady could've wished to win the Kentucky Derby, or perform a heroic act.  - The Last Night of a Jockey
  • and Death shall have no dumb minions" and "Festive Spirits") seemed to suggest that the deadly duo were both dead.  - Sinister Dexter
  • Fed up with Harry's dumb luck, Eliot confesses and is taken into police custody.  - Who's Harry Crumb?
  • Her tribe, who comport themselves as dumb animals, wreck the newcomers' clothing and shuttle.  - Planet of the Apes (novel)
  • Lisa pronounces that Bart is back to being his normal, dumb self.  - Bart the Genius
  • They look for the photos, but she plays dumb about the night before.  - The Big Sleep
  • Jill, Tim's wife, is loving and sophisticated, but not exempt from dumb moves herself.  - Home Improvement (TV series)

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