fools

Example Sentences

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Yet of course, like fools, once again we tried.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Such reasoning can become textbook Greater Fool Theory — investors paying foolish prices with the expectation that greater fools than they will pay even higher prices.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

He’s stubborn too, convinced the new generation are starry-eyed fools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The coffeehouse and the house on Zelverstraat had been nothing more than stage sets, used to fleece fools from the country.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo