- present tense form of fool (3rd person singular).
fools
Example Sentences
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The boys are not masterminds; the victims are not fools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
"We are being made to look like fools," he added on X.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Yet of course, like fools, once again we tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Such reasoning can become textbook Greater Fool Theory — investors paying foolish prices with the expectation that greater fools than they will pay even higher prices.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
“We look like fools to our friends,” wrote a New York Times columnist, “rascals to our enemies and incompetents to the rest.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
