How to Use moron in a Sentence

moron

noun
  • Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
    — Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'moron.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: