Examples of foolishness in a Sentence
the foolishness of going off to search for the fountain of youth
couldn't listen to another second of their foolishness, so I told them to be quiet
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Feig amps up the irreverence, dialing up the foolishness to truly unserious levels.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
More recently, however, both the manosphere and the alt-right have adopted the term cuck as a more general synonym for weakness, desperation and foolishness.
—Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Feb. 2025
Making any judgements about the actual validity of their complaints is the height of foolishness right now, with so much legal process runway still ahead.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
More recently, however, both the manosphere and the alt-right have adopted the term cuck as a more general synonym for weakness, desperation and foolishness.
—Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Feb. 2025
Making any judgements about the actual validity of their complaints is the height of foolishness right now, with so much legal process runway still ahead.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foolishness
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“Foolishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foolishness. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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