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.