foolishly

Example Sentences

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My dad got what he wanted—keeping me from foolishly spending my salary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"The munitions issue has been foolishly and unhelpfully overstated," he said.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

On Wednesday Lord Mandelson said he "foolishly" relied on assurances of Epstein's innocence, "which I regret to this day".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

“She made me believe I could do anything, and I foolishly believed her.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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