fool
Example Sentences
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Even a fool could read the determination on the Bruins’ faces as they roared back from a 39-31 halftime deficit; they’d come so far together, but they so badly wanted to go further.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
“Any fool can tell a lie,” she explained, “but the right method is to tell the truth in such a way that the intelligent reader is seduced into telling the lie for himself.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
And the message-board-born concept of a “lolcow,” a gullible user who can be goaded into making a fool of themselves on a regular basis, definitely predated the music video.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026
Indeed, in many cases teams may try to deliberately fool people.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Too late, Anya realized she had looked at the fool while she thought about them.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.