- present tense form of fool (3rd person singular).
fools
Example Sentences
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Yet of course, like fools, once again we tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Supposed experts have been made to look like fools.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 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
Time and time again on “Parks and Recreation,” the intrepid and plucky Leslie cut through legislative red tape and won over her enemies, and the ones she couldn’t persuade always looked like cold-hearted fools.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
“Plus watching the Gentry cavort and make fools out of themselves.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
