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I was foolhardy enough in October to book a family trip to France over the holidays with friends.

The Neandertals “probably were not foolhardy enough to take on a full-sized elephant.”

At least, that’s according to those trying to spread awareness of the doom that awaits the foolhardy.

That assessment might seem foolhardy considering America’s rising case counts.

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Osgood and Lorillard, for their parts, sobered up and realized that, while they were happy to put their pride and paid employees on the line, their own lives were not worth this foolhardy risk.

It would be foolhardy to end the program without ensuring that we remain safe from attack.

Be it safe, be it foolhardy, Snapchat appears to be on fire.

So there you have it, folks, several foolhardy techniques to fill out your brackets and make a run at office immortality.

Esposito is a loose canon, brash, foolhardy, and possibly crooked.

What if they did something impulsive and young and foolhardy?

It was held to be certain death to climb to its summit, and foolhardy in the extreme to go far up its sides.

But the ruling party at Dinant were so foolhardy as to declare war against Namur.

But when they gave ground quickly, as if in a panic, it was to tempt the foolhardy into rushing forward.

But my own life is worth something to me and I have a right to tell you that you are taking foolhardy chances.

To have attempted to ride alone on horseback in those days would have been a foolhardy, if not a fatal undertaking.

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On this page you'll find 78 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to foolhardy, such as: adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, imprudent, and irresponsible.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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