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

“We can delude ourselves for a while that this is not a real cost, but we’re only fooling ourselves at the end of the day,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

So Théodore started an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, called "Insane AI Slop" and started calling out and poking fun at the content he came across that was fooling people.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

She’s been fooling around on the drums and has had the idea to form a rock band to play at a local talent show, “for a laugh.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Had she been fooling herself all this time, thinking that no one noticed the truth?

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat