fool
Example Sentences
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Known for not suffering fools gladly while on air and giving some callers short shrift, he was once satirised in Private Eye.
From BBC
Kennedy is no fool — he knows that his efforts are more antithetical to democracy than he lets on.
From Salon
"Honestly, it's such a simple thing but it makes you feel dumb when you get fooled by AI," the 25- year-old explains.
From BBC
As commodities, they resemble collectibles like Beanie Babies, with values derived from the “greater fool” theory — that someone is out there willing to pay more than your acquisition cost to take them off your hands.
From Los Angeles Times
Vance is fooling himself if he thinks the foundation for electoral success is the sea of bitter online men who blame feminism for all their personal problems.
From Salon
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