How to pronounce foolish

Listen to foolish in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“foolish” in real sentences

704 clips in the index · 64 American · 90 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. I really was foolish, ’cause I allowed my foolish behavior to

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  2. foolish polarization yeah spectacular

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  3. SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S FOOLISH.

    NIH · hear it here

  4. think that would be a tremendously foolish thing to do does he feel tremendously foolish today

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

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