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adjective

foolhardy

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

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Six example sentences with foolhardy, each labelled with its topic.

  • Crossing the pass in November without chains was foolhardy, and the rescue crew reached them nineteen hours later.

    Travel

  • Adding forty kilos in one session is foolhardy, and the physiotherapy waiting room is full of people who tried it.

    Fitness

  • The general's foolhardy march into the marshes in midwinter cost the campaign and most of the supply train.

    History

  • Borrowing at that rate to buy shares was foolhardy, and the loan outlived the gains within a year.

    Finance

  • Launching to a million users without a load test was foolhardy, and the servers fell over in the first hour.

    Startups

  • Charging the boss alone at half health was foolhardy, and the party spent the next ten minutes reviving him.

    Gaming

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