foolishly
Example Sentences
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"The munitions issue has been foolishly and unhelpfully overstated," he said.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Expanding the trend will look foolishly dangerous in hindsight, whatever short-term ease on energy prices there is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
This game was over early in the second quarter when Alabama, trailing 3-0, foolishly attempted to convert a fourth and one from their 34-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
"I very foolishly put it down to coming down with a cold and completely ignored the symptoms," he told BBC News NI.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Hence the virus was intentionally introduced to Australia in 1950 in the hopes of ridding the continent of its plague of European rabbits, foolishly introduced in the nineteenth century.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
