fooling

Example Sentences

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It’s a disguise “Obsession” wears so well that it’s fooling people into thinking this perfectly adequate film marks the arrival of a new horror classic.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

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

The transition was rough for Ansari, who wasn’t fluent in English and often got in trouble for fooling around in school.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Pollard began to wonder if the Biscuit had just been fooling around.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand