harebrained
Example Sentences
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They seeded suspicion and harebrained ideas of alternative cures, some toxic.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2024
Someone else compared the mere act of boarding a commercial flight to the harebrained, death-defying stunts featured on “Jackass.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
The worst that could happen is people like Musk have less money to invest in harebrained schemes like "ChatGPT, but more racist."
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2023
I don’t take that lightly, because I’ve worked with other producers — good producers — but they were less enthusiastic about embracing harebrained ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
I stared at that hand for a half second before acting on instinct and harebrained desperation.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing harebrained
Mississippi Trial, 1955
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Henry IV, Part 1
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