foolishness
Example Sentences
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Like Mr. Platner, Mr. Duke claimed to have left all that youthful foolishness behind him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Was it a calculated risk or stubborn foolishness?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Mr. Clooney has never had a better role, and he burrows deeply into it with a self-interrogating combination of narcissism, foolishness, bravado and charisma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
But even if a sketch doesn’t quite work, you could rest in knowing its discomfort is temporary, with the irritant or foolishness changing every few minutes.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
I recall them strewn across my path, golden and glittering, on the way to school and curse my foolishness for not stopping to eat my fill.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
