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
“Under Paris” fares far better, turning the foolishness dial up so far it breaks.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
She wondered how the woman knew that name, then laughed under her breath at her own foolishness.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
