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

Mebbe you’re that fool-headed you don’t savee the difference.”

From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Cullum, Ridgwell

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