follies
Example Sentences
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If it’s too easy to say that “Jaws” and “Star Wars” pushed the movie industry in a more commercial, risk-averse direction—the money pit of “Apocalypse Now” and other ambitious directorial follies helped—it’s also true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
People forget about past follies, either by choice and/or because they’re distracted by the next shiny thing.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
He understands the capacity for human goodness, and even if his adversaries don’t see that virtue within themselves, Paddington’s follies have a way of drawing it out of them.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
Agency veterans of the 9/11 era had recognized its follies and revamped the training in an effort to prevent similar intelligence failures in the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
But these he did not learn from them, these child-like pleasures and follies; he only learned the unpleasant things from them which he despised.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
