hare-brained

Example Sentences

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That’s when Riley dialed up a hare-brained trick play that he’d surely regret later.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, posted previous commitments by the Conservatives to LTNs, adding: "Whose hare-brained idea was it in the first place?"

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

Indeed, shockingly naïve and hare-brained conspiracy theories abounded after the Sandy Hook shooting, and were infamously propagated by radio personalities like Alex Jones.

From Salon • May 28, 2022

But while civilian-run regimes might be less apt to launch destructive, hare-brained conflicts in the short term, in the long-term they can still be ticking time bombs.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2022

Reginald," said his hostess with great energy, "in the unavoidable absence of your widowed and unfortunate mother I absolutely forbid you to bear a part in this hare-brained enterprise.

From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.