foolhardy

Example Sentences

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Sir Keir added, in an interview with me, that "it would be foolhardy to simply say we would ignore" China.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits after Thanksgiving jumped to a three-month high, but it’s foolhardy to judge the overall health of the labor market on holiday seasons.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

When Newby announced that he was running for a seat on North Carolina’s Supreme Court in the 2004 election, it seemed like a foolhardy choice.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

At the Mill Basin Deli on the southeast edge of Brooklyn, it was taken for granted that giving any quarter to Mamdani would be foolhardy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

No one dared to disobey him, even though half an hour later he had forgotten his previous foolhardy notions and wandered off to hunt worms.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques