fooling

Example Sentences

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Are we fooling ourselves to think our taxes matter to our moral responsibility?

From Slate • May 11, 2026

He often moves his body in a way that looks like he is going to pass to one team-mate, before passing it to the spare man after fooling the defenders.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“With handing off, you can’t be fooling around and changing it on the fly. You have to practice it during the week.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

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 • Nov. 26, 2025

“I didn’t even pay attention to the voice until they said the thing—the word. Before then I just thought it was someone fooling around; I’ve told you about the prank calls we get sometimes.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse