Examples of 'foolish' in a sentence

Meaning of "foolish"

Foolish is an adjective that describes someone or something lacking good sense, judgment, or wisdom. It is often used to criticize actions, decisions, or behavior that are considered unwise, irrational, or imprudent
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  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

How to use "foolish" in a sentence

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Fear makes men foolish and rash.
It was foolish of me to start down alone in the dark.
You are stubborn and foolish as a selfish child.
Only foolish boys speak in such terms.
Maybe you would do a foolish thing yourself.
Foolish dreams can destroy a grown man.
I would not do a foolish thing like that.
It was foolish of me to devote my life to some unknown god.
And without any foolish waste of time.
How foolish one is when one is young.
That shows how foolish people can be.
I was foolish enough to go up into the shuttered turret.
I suppose it would be foolish of me to stop you now.
A foolish misunderstanding severed their long friendship.
All for the foolish sport of kings.

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Foolish girl till the early bright.
The prayers of foolish girls do not concern me.
I can not believe you could be so foolish.
It would be foolish for her to come along.
Please do not get any foolish notions.
That was a foolish thing you did back there.
They were just hardworking boys that were foolish.
I would be foolish to disagree with my new boss.
You are untouched by this foolish first marriage.
It was foolish of me to think you could even try.
This was all very foolish and avoidable.
It was foolish to walk across a floor full of glass.
Everyone thought we were being foolish that my father was overreacting.
As foolish and reckless as you have ever been.
So you would be foolish to fire that gun.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Must feel kinda foolish in this outfit.
It is foolish to simply accept everything that happens.
Too many times a foolish heart is broken.
It will only make you look foolish.
We would be foolish not to use our imaginations.
So perhaps my methods were not as foolish after all.
It will be foolish to attempt any kind of violence.
I have come to take my foolish stepson home.
Fate is a foolish thing to take chances with.
Taking this child out there is foolish.
It might be foolish not to take advantage of him.
Your sympathy for this beast is foolish.
It would be foolish to rob while we play drivers.
You will just do something foolish again.
Do not be foolish and change his mood.
Promise you will not do anything foolish.
I felt that foolish feeling coming on again.
Girls like that are so naive and foolish.
I have been foolish casting my pearls before swine.

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