fooled

Example Sentences

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It’s usually used to suggest traders may be fooled by a relatively small retracement of a big market dive.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Do not be fooled into thinking this is just a Premier League problem.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Congress and the executive branch could fake these reductions with unrealistic growth projections, but the markets at home and abroad wouldn’t be fooled for long.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The scientists found no evidence that bats were more likely to cross the road using bridges or that they were fooled into thinking that they were hedges.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

“Father got into a rage. He said that Sam was too smart a boy to be fooled by sedition.”

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier