hare-brained
Example Sentences
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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
It certainly seems like a hare-brained scheme, but it's not against the law to propose a terrible idea to someone.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2021
Looking back, Brian Robson cannot believe his hare-brained idea.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2021
The series is rooted in the old sitcom values of sudden impulses, mutual deception and hare-brained schemes.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2018
But it was not the protection of the women and children—though they needed protection badly enough, goodness knows—which led Walker to embark on this hare-brained expedition.
From Gentlemen Rovers by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)
