Examples of foolhardy in a Sentence
hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm
it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes
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But for this period of time, there were assumptions that were getting made that were not foolhardy, completely.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2026
Actions that seemed foolhardy when Rue was younger now come off as merely chancy, with Zendaya imparting enough hard-knock experience to pull off bigger swings.
—Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
To simply try to cram additional housing into areas already strained with overdevelopment is irresponsible and foolhardy.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
Obsessing over Cabrera’s fastball is foolhardy.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2026
Actions that seemed foolhardy when Rue was younger now come off as merely chancy, with Zendaya imparting enough hard-knock experience to pull off bigger swings.
—Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
To simply try to cram additional housing into areas already strained with overdevelopment is irresponsible and foolhardy.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
Obsessing over Cabrera’s fastball is foolhardy.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Foolhardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foolhardy. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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