- present tense form of fool (3rd person singular).
fools
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The boys are not masterminds; the victims are not fools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Yet of course, like fools, once again we tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Supposed experts have been made to look like fools.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
They’d be fools to attack in the same place again.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
![]()