| 1. | That second start was the most foolhardy thing I ever did. - from The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells |
| 2. | Within Open the door, secure, foolhardy King. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 3. | tongue is too foolhardy but my heart hath the fear of Mar. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 4. | The pupils wondered if this foolhardy boy had lost his mind. - from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) |
| 5. | Fogg his eagerness to reach distant countries the pretext of an eccentric and foolhardy bet--all confirmed Fix in his theory. - from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne |
| 6. | Ten to one, if I were so foolhardy as to cut the HISPANIOLA from her anchor, I and the coracle would be knocked clean out of the water. - from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 7. | D'Artagnan was not one of those foolhardy men who seek a ridiculous death in order that it may be said of them that they did not retreat a single step. - from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |