folly
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Gold is the color of false idolatry, the material of gratuitous wealth, a hallmark of authoritarian style, and a metaphor for the folly of prioritizing personal enrichment and glory over everything else.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The folly of youth and the harsh realities of old age make uncomfortable bedfellows.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
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
The two men strolled around the grounds of the castle, taking in the pointless folly of the battlements and arrow slits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
My eventual folly, played out in a bar in East New York, was that I came to know the list intimately as my own, as if I alone had authored it.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing folly
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