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
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
The Lakers were, again, the Lakers — the version from early this season that made optimism seem nothing like foolishness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
And you listen to whatever foolishness I got to say.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
