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
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This season Fears has shown both the maturity of the player who came back to discuss his actions with his head coach, and the foolishness of the hothead who responded with the hard foul.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
There was no foolishness tolerated from him and, of course, Magic, his lieutenant.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Don’t be afraid of the foolishness.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Navarro devoted a chapter to the seductive foolishness of protectionist trade policies.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
There was no foolishness tolerated from him and, of course, Magic, his lieutenant.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Don’t be afraid of the foolishness.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Navarro devoted a chapter to the seductive foolishness of protectionist trade policies.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Foolishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foolishness. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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