Sentence examples for for the foolish from inspiring English sources
Were they for the foolish romantics like me to find solace in a happily ever after?
Therefore, implying that etiquette has lately taken a turn for the foolish and snobbish is not the way to tout "Galateo".
"The Dinner Party" concludes on a tender, truly stirring note of pathos, bewilderment and affection for the foolish mortals who create such havoc for themselves.
But for the foolish 22nd Amendment of 1951, limiting presidents to two terms, a silvery-haired Clinton would be raising his right hand this month to take the oath of office for the third time.
There was a lot of blame to go around for the foolish tableau that had Rocker make a feint toward taking the IRT to the ballpark until wiser heads prevailed.
Because "Revolutionary Road" became the decade's great, terrifying indictment of suburban surrender, Yates's stories are often likened to John Cheever's, but they are closer to J. F. Powers's: the same richly restrained prose, luxuriously lined but plain to the touch; the same anxious comedy; the same very cold, appraising eye; and the same superb ear for the foolish histrionics of speech.
He then went into a discourse about Iran and sharply criticized the heads of government for even contemplating "the foolish idea" of attacking it.
The only question was whether such engagement would carefully follow the rules or turn into a free-for-all, as embodied by the foolish letter that forty-seven senttors sent to Iran's Supreme Leader.
A reader who contacted us on Thursday wrote: "It's hard to believe that anyone who has followed the Saturday Consumer Champions column in the Guardian for years could do the foolish thing that I did yesterday.
Not for Mr Lowe-Porter the foolish and unjustifiable endeavour so to render the work into English that easygoing folk may overlook the fact that it is an importation.
His follow-up spoof guidebook, "Why come to Slaka" tells you a lot you need to know about the last decaying decade of communist rule.The prize for obscurity goes to "The Foolish Virgin", a slight, long-forgotten novel by an enterprising British nurse, Violetta Thurstan.
