- present tense form of fool (3rd person singular).
fools
Example Sentences
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"We'd be fools to think that we'd just go and play like we did in the 'Champ' every week when we dominated a lot of games."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We as carbon-based fools will spend our money empathizing and caring about silicon-based creations,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
They have forsworn normalcy, these holy fools in decaying mansions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
They needed fools; only fools would take the other side of their trades.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
