foolishness

Example Sentences

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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

As Dickens prophetically reminds us, ours is hardly the first age of wisdom and of foolishness, the first epoch of belief and of incredulity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

“Under Paris” fares far better, turning the foolishness dial up so far it breaks.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

It’s our responsibility, then, to rectify this foolishness and shed light on the ways in which Los Angeles influences fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Ugwu looked at the flowers and shook his head, as if he could not believe her foolishness.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie