fool's paradise
Example Sentences
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"We would be living in a fool's paradise if we assume they are living in their own insulated world," Justin added.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
But see all of those fantasyland hues in a makeup tube and you might think only someone living in a fool's paradise would wear such lively colors on her face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2015
We play a long game at K&L Gates, and managing to metrics expressed as averages is a fool’s paradise, emblematic of short-term thinking.
From Forbes ● Aug. 13, 2014
For some these words reflect perfectly the unsustainable naivety that allowed this semi-arid plot of land to turn itself into a fool’s paradise of swimming pools and golf courses.
From Economist ● Nov. 7, 2013
A. Hopkins Parker was living in a fool’s paradise, wherever he was.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
