hare-brained
Example Sentences
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That’s when Riley dialed up a hare-brained trick play that he’d surely regret later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
But while civilian-run regimes might be less apt to launch destructive, hare-brained conflicts in the short term, in the long-term they can still be ticking time bombs.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2022
These examples obviously don’t imply that no general ever gave solid advice or that civilians weren’t perfectly capable of concocting their own hare-brained war-making schemes.
From Salon ● May 19, 2017
When the hare-brained idea of entering an adults gymnastics competition recently entered my mind - I thought it would be a story focused on experiencing the joys of glory long after I believed possible.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2014
Reginald," said his hostess with great energy, "in the unavoidable absence of your widowed and unfortunate mother I absolutely forbid you to bear a part in this hare-brained enterprise.
From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.
