harebrained

Example Sentences

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“It was the most harebrained operation I’d seen in my 38 years with the U.S. government,” Nagy said, referring to the methods used this year.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

“That’s the stupidest, dumbest, most harebrained scheme I’ve heard in my life,” a farmer complained to a government official in one scene, a sentiment studio executives echoed as they rejected Carter’s project as too far-fetched.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Santos clearly has an appetite for harebrained petty scams, which is exactly what has done him in on the national level.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023

A harebrained lateral returned for a walk-off touchdown?

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

How could I leave my loving, erratic, harebrained mother to fend for herself?

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer