foolhardiness

[ UK /fˈuːlhɑːdɪnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the trait of giving little thought to danger
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How To Use foolhardiness In A Sentence

  • While I initially had doubts about the kind of foolhardiness that leads to thinking one will succeed where others have not, after trying Bonsai, I think the restaurant has a good chance of breaking past cycles of bad luck, if only because I don't think luck bears on a restaurant's success or failure. Starbulletin Headlines
  • Most of the time, you're too real and human for that - your dorkiness, foolhardiness or vulnerability show through.
  • They came to throw their son at your face and see if you regret your foolhardiness.
  • More extraordinary is that as time went on, instead of criticism for incompetence and foolhardiness, Scott continued to attract hero-worship.
  • There's no excuse for such foolhardiness-you could have been killed.
  • Some of the students, however, blamed Helmar for what they termed his foolhardiness in interfering. Under the Rebel's Reign
  • Courage in excess become foolhardiness, affection weakness, thrift avarice.
  • Even foolhardiness, that is boldness without an object, is not to be despised; in point of fact it is the same energy of feeling, only exercised as a kind of passion without any co-operation of the intelligent faculties. On War — Volume 1
  • Defoe's impetuosity and foolhardiness extended to his business affairs.
  • But she was seized by that excess of bravery which is called foolhardiness, and driven by it to that peculiar and thoughtless vehemence of action which sometimes wins V. C.'s for men who, in later days, conceal amazement under the cherished decoration. The Prophet of Berkeley Square
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