appear foolish

Frequency: 6.03.1 per million words

to give the impression of being unwise or silly

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Examples (10)

  • At first, his caution made him appear foolish, but he was right.
  • She doesn’t want to appear foolish during the interview.
  • The plan may appear foolish at first glance.
  • I risked appearing foolish by asking a basic question.
  • He often appears utterly foolish when he rushes.
  • They tried not to appear foolish on stage.
  • In that formal setting, her joke appeared slightly foolish.
  • You might appear foolish if you ignore the guidelines.
  • After the gaffe, the politician briefly appeared completely foolish.
  • Without the data, our proposal could appear very foolish to the board.