fooled
Example Sentences
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As George W. Bush famously said, “Fool me once, shame on me; fool me twice … won’t get fooled again.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Smartphones have fooled us into thinking that we curate what our screens show us.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Because being fooled once is a shame; being fooled twice — that’s moronic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
LISBON—The agent manning the passport control line warned me not to be fooled by the mercifully short line that greeted me upon arrival at Portugal’s Lisbon International Airport on the last Friday in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Kofi’s parents came from Ghana when he was two years old, but do not be fooled by the way he sounds.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
