Sentence examples for a foolish request from inspiring English sources

But that was a foolish request, and Stepan Pastukhov does not suffer fools gladly.

King Lear's tragedy is sparked by a vain old man's foolish request for each of his daughters to tell him how much they love him so he can decide how to divide his kingdom.

When I arrived at the club to learn that Mr. Charles was performing an all-request, completely improvised live concert, I dreaded having to endure what sounded like a foolish exercise in pop hubris.

Perhaps a foolish one.

A foolish story?

Such a foolish girl.

It was a foolish hope.

A foolish old man?

That is a foolish tactic.

This is a foolish law.

"It is a foolish policy.