folly

Example Sentences

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Yet, “Pretty Lethal” is packed with run-don’t-walk folly that demands to be seen to be believed — if only to throw up your hands and say, “I guess!”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

It also sets up the acute psychology that drives Magellan: obsessive curiosity warping into enforced Christian conversion, a consequential folly to which the filmmaker adds his own historical take.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

It would be folly not to look at the opportunity cost of taking that $45,000 from your IRA.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

But in terms of narrative, at least, betting against AI hype in 2026 seems folly.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

I told them this was folly, but none of them would listen.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin