fool-headed

Example Sentences

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Even when a pragmatic Farrell tries to debunk the clan’s superstitions, he can’t help sounding ridiculous: “Them old powers be fool-headed talk!”

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2016

And if a girl was to seek her freedom, how could she do such a fool-headed thing?

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

And yet they were going wrong: the great cycle had begun its down-trend; they were already preparing the way for our fool-headed materialism.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth

He’s that fool-headed that he won’t listen to no reason.

From The Hound From The North by Bull, Charles Livingston

And as you grow older it’s so easy to be wise, and so hard to be fool-headed.

From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Cullum, Ridgwell