fool
Example Sentences
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I’m kidding around, of course, but wouldn’t it be nice if the people who controlled such a large share of the cinema we watch had to make fools of themselves for our viewing pleasure?
From Salon
"Our intentions have always been clear for years and that is to establish an independent state, we haven't tried to fool anyone," he said.
From BBC
Predicting when a bubble is finally about to burst could be a fool’s errand.
From Barron's
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. put it simply in 1961, another era when it seemed America would split into pieces: “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
From Los Angeles Times
If shoppers get fooled by a counterfeit Rolex, it can dent the company’s image.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
