Sentence examples for Foolish from inspiring English sources

Yet it is not a foolish idea.

I was foolish.

Ms Tuchman argued that a folly's success was marked by the determination of its supporters to pursue a foolish and failed policy in the face of clear arguments in favour of an alternative course.

On Friday at the Amsterdam Arena, though, it was Guus Hiddink's side that was left looking foolish.

The former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind went further, saying the papers showed "Labour up to its neck in a shoddy business, one of the most foolish and shameful decisions in recent years".

Given that so many people I spoke to in Heywood and Middleton said they were switching their vote from Labour to Ukip "because Labour doesn't listen to us", Miliband's insistence on sticking to the script seemed foolish in the extreme.

Clinton continued to re-establish her domestic-policy credentials to progressives while stepping up her challenges to Republicans like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, saying it was "foolish" to believe that deportations were the answer to one of the most contentious topics in the amped-up race for the White House.

My reasons for signing up suddenly seem very foolish.

So, if you are foolish enough to allow us into your sitting room, or invite us to accompany you to a show, be warned: you are not likely to get much peace.

Last summer Cameron set a red line in the wake of Bashar al-Assad's chemical attacks in Syria and had to watch as his fellow MPs turned that line to dust, leaving him furious and looking foolish.

It would be foolish to claim that a one-off levy - hypothecated for reducing fuel prices at the bottom of the income scale - had no disadvantages.