foible
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
We share many attributes, among them: optimism, adaptability and the capacity to laugh at life’s foibles.
From Los Angeles Times
The Dodgers won the World Series last year with home runs and bullpen games and New York Yankees foibles, but not with starting pitching.
From Los Angeles Times
He seemed, in short—for all his personal eccentricities and foibles—normal.
He is an observational comedian, with an eye to the foibles of everyday life — long-term marriage, encounters at airports, the temptations of junk food — but he never pokes fun at anyone but himself.
From Los Angeles Times
He points at the foibles of others and refuses to hold himself to a higher standard.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
