Example sentences for: foolish

How can you use “foolish” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In the 16th-century Renaissance church of Madonna della Steccata (Via Garibaldi), Parmigianino painted the frescoes of the Foolish and Wise Virgins on the arch above the high altar.

  • This was simply foolish.

  • A cigarette that bears a lipstick's tracesAn airline ticket to romantic placesAnd still my heart has wingsThese foolish things Remind me of you.

  • There is no recession in sight, and it would be foolish to try to forecast the timing of one more than a year in the future.

  • Oxymoron derives from the Greek oxymoros meaning pointedly foolish, which itself derives from oxy- , a combining form meaning sharp (from the Greek oxus meaning sharp) and moron (from the Greek moros meaning dull).


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