foolishness

Example Sentences

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Like Mr. Platner, Mr. Duke claimed to have left all that youthful foolishness behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

They focused instead on human experience as it unfolds, moment by uncertain moment, capturing everyday foibles, errors and foolishness in the face of quotidian ruthlessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Mr. Clooney has never had a better role, and he burrows deeply into it with a self-interrogating combination of narcissism, foolishness, bravado and charisma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

But even if a sketch doesn’t quite work, you could rest in knowing its discomfort is temporary, with the irritant or foolishness changing every few minutes.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

Beowulf smiled, as though all this struck him as great foolishness now.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye