Examples of foolishness in a Sentence

the foolishness of going off to search for the fountain of youth couldn't listen to another second of their foolishness, so I told them to be quiet

Recent Examples on the Web One other thing: The people are friendly and formidable, quick to flash a smile at friendliness … and just as quick to suck our teeth at foolishness — so mind your manners. — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 What Putin has done is a terrible foolishness and a crime against both the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. — Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022 Characters break the fourth wall to talk directly to the camera, sometimes to explain basketball strategy, and sometimes to comment on hypocritical foolishness. — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2022 The publishing industry happily appears to want nothing to do with such foolishness. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2022 Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion exposed the foolishness of relying on despotic regimes for resources, particularly energy. — John Barrasso, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2022 Put some foolishness in your April Fool’s Day with this very funny 1999 showbiz satire starring Steve Martin as a low-rent movie producer and Eddie Murphy as the unwitting star of Martin’s latest film. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 Editors and reporters who worked with him at The Chronicle marveled at his attention to detail, his passionate advocacy for his reporters, and a blunt manner that brooked no foolishness but always made the writing better. — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2022 The name, Sottise, translates to foolishness or silliness in French. — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2021 See More

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