- present tense form of fool (3rd person singular).
fools
Example Sentences
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All of the king’s men were experienced soldiers; none were fools or the moronic redcoats so often caricatured in American mythology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"We are being made to look like fools," he added on X.
From BBC ● May 31, 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
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
“Same thing all the other fools dig for,” Osh said.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
