Examples of blockhead in a Sentence
Don't be such a blockhead!
only a real blockhead would think that she had literally said it a million times
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Additionally, in the article right next to this one (regarding hepatitis B vaccinations), some of the same name-calling tactics are used (blockheads & dumpster 47).
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Why have a young man who looks exactly the same as the monolithic blockheads who are Perón’s followers and henchmen?
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Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2025
Budget-resolution blockheads are blatantly befouling of the biosphere to repay the bribes of their oil-baron buddy campaign supporters.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
My annual Worst Biopharma CEO list is typically populated with blockheads and scoundrels.
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Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
19 Dec. 2023
Instead, it should be interpreted as a sign that Tuberville is a blockhead.
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling,
The New Republic,
3 Nov. 2023
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Why have a young man who looks exactly the same as the monolithic blockheads who are Perón’s followers and henchmen?
—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2025
Budget-resolution blockheads are blatantly befouling of the biosphere to repay the bribes of their oil-baron buddy campaign supporters.
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
My annual Worst Biopharma CEO list is typically populated with blockheads and scoundrels.
—
Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
19 Dec. 2023
Instead, it should be interpreted as a sign that Tuberville is a blockhead.
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling,
The New Republic,
3 Nov. 2023
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“Blockhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blockhead. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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blockhead
noun
block·head
-ˌhed 
: a stupid person
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