tomfool

Example Sentences

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Their own father, an amiable giant nearly seven foot tall, lacked the drive and ambition of his sons, and he refused to support this tomfool idea.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

"Don't do that tomfool thing again!" the old man shouted, and Johnny, clasping his recovered ball, grinned at him.

From An Old Chester Secret by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell

What you want to do is get behind my tomfool words and get a feel of the man that's behind them.

From Burning Daylight by London, Jack

“You are talking tomfool nonsense,” he said, scowling.

From The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

"However, it's exactly the same as if we were—" "Exactly tomfool!"

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth