Sentence examples for a foolish effort from inspiring English sources

But Fannie and Freddie also reduced their standards in a foolish effort to maintain market share.

Felicia Norton's performance of "Noor," choreographed for Labyrinth Dance Theater by Ms. Norton and Sasha Spielvogel, was a foolish effort to tell a story of heroic World War II spying with soulful earnestness, a few props and fewer dance ideas.

The government's foolish effort to track precise trends has led it to use the same test for 30 years.

Perhaps a foolish one.

Such a foolish girl.

A foolish old man?

It was a foolish hope.

That is a foolish tactic.

This is a foolish law.

A foolish consistency at last.

It was a foolish decision.