How to Use dim-witted in a Sentence

dim-witted

adjective

• French Stewart brought his comedic stylings to dim-witted Harry.
  — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
• The audience is in on the mockery of this dim-witted man, whose astute wife can see right through him.
  — Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
• Mercifully, a dutiful crab and a dim-witted seagull can pick up the slack.
  — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
• Sluggish, tail-dragging, dim-witted behemoths were out, and hot-blooded dinos were in.
  — Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
• But when even dim-witted Chad also balks at the plan, Nora is forced to blackmail him into participating.
  — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
• The sheer amount of dim-witted gangsters running around, with names like Dumbass Tony and Roid Rage Ryan, also keep the narrative lighthearted and just bizarre enough.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
• Though Avantika was pretty iconic in her interpretation of the sweet yet dim-witted Karen role in the 2024 Mean Girls reboot, Seyfried’s performance was the blueprint.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
• Dumb and Dumber centered on two dim-witted friends, played by Carrey and Jeff Daniels, who stumble across a suitcase full of money left behind and make the trek to Aspen, Coloradoto return it, unaware that it is connected to a kidnapping.
  — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
• Klein subsequently made his film debut in the comedy, starring alongside Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick as Tracy Flick’s kind but dim-witted, football-playing rival for student body president.
  — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
• Ashton Kutcher As The Corporation Kutcher is perhaps best known for his role as the attractive, dim-witted Michael Kelso on the hit sitcom That ‘70s Show, which ran for eight seasons.
  — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• Zack, a recurring character on The Big Bang Theory played by Brian Thomas Smith, was Penny’s (Kaley Cuoco) dim-witted but kind-hearted on- and off- boyfriend while she and Leonard (Johnny Galecki) were broken up.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 July 2026