hairbrained
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“I think many of us had sort of put Sinéad on the back burner, you know? And so to sort of re-appreciate exactly or re-understand in the first place what she meant to us was, it was a really welcome sort of truing up. And I’m a person with a thousand and one hairbrained ideas, so I was just like, ‘OK, we’ll see how this goes, we’ll see what happens.’
From Salon
The whole purpose of this hairbrained event is to "let's see them aliens," a question that Bookmaker.eu doesn't believe will be answered.
From Fox News
Gregory, upset that he lost an election to Maggie for the leadership of Hilltop, orchestrates a hairbrained assassination attempt that seems designed solely to give the end of the episode an overwrought, awkward punch-up.
From The Verge
Then all of a sudden he was north of the Wall on some hairbrained scheme to kidnap a Wight.
From The Guardian
If you grew up playing this classic 1980s robo-wargame, pay attention to studio Hairbrained Schemes’ reboot, led by series co-designer Jordan Weisman in an attempt to deliver the turn-based tactical flavor that made the tabletop original so compelling.
From Time
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