tomfoolery

Example Sentences

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Lacking immediate options, Bea succumbs to Christy’s latest tomfoolery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

He told the court this was a case of "skylarking and tomfoolery" that had "gone awry".

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

“Vanderpump Rules” — or just “Pump Rules,” if you’re cool — launched its 10th season on Bravo in early February, promising on its website “a new era of tomfoolery, drama, and betrayal.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Local reporting provides what social media tomfoolery and the rumor mill do not.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2022

When Jean Louise felt apprehensive, expectant, or on edge, especially when confronting her aunt, her brain clicked to the meter of Gilbertian tomfoolery.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee