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 And so maybe in the midst of the foolishness and governmental-tower-of-babel, maybe the technological wizards can suggest two commonalities to make life easier for the governments: standardized cyber transparency and baseline safety assessments. — Steve Tengler, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 But that vision belongs in the realm of rapturous poetry, not for us film lovers to gape in awestruck amazement at the foolishness. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021 The foolishness of California’s recall system—which failed this week to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom with a right-wing talk radio blowhard—is not a new story. — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2021 Sometimes, life-changing pediatric injury follows blatant foolishness, like parents allowing the six-year-old to drive the golf cart. — Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021 Her rye observations are offset by efforts to raise awareness on social issues and warnings to avoid foolishness. — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 8 Sep. 2021 Then there was the tweet from the Rams’ league-best cornerback Jalen Ramsey offering support for foolishness. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2021 Morality and immorality are not at issue in our interpretation; wisdom and foolishness are very much at issue. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021 Those experienced in drug R&D know the foolishness of such a claim. — John Lamattina, Forbes, 15 June 2021

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