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
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
“Under Paris” fares far better, turning the foolishness dial up so far it breaks.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
Part of it is working through lifelong, longstanding feelings of “I’m a fool and my foolishness is going to make people incredibly angry with me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2025
Why was it that pride and foolishness were so often close companions?
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
