wrong-headed

Example Sentences

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“If anything, it just shows me how wrong-headed some individuals are about how much it takes,” Fehlbaum said, pointing to the mass of volunteers who used their own resources to print the pre-certification petitions, and then spent days collecting signatures and many hours scanning completed petitions, all on their own personal time.

From Salon

“The idea that you can discriminate against anybody is just wrong-headed and general Tennessee nonsense.”

From Salon

Some argue that introducing a pet during the stressful holiday season is wrong-headed.

From Seattle Times

To Goff, focusing on the fish’s behavior is not only wrong-headed but “horrific” because it leaves out what’s actually most important—what the fish actually feels.

From Scientific American

For his part, Riordan saw himself battling a recalcitrant bureaucracy and a dithering, wrong-headed City Council.

From Los Angeles Times