- present tense form of fool (3rd person singular).
fools
Example Sentences
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The boys are not masterminds; the victims are not fools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
"We are being made to look like fools," he added on X.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
“Tony doesn’t suffer fools gladly, and he won’t play along with the kind of thing where you hang out with the right industry people,” says Hues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 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 hoped it wasn’t when they were rolling around in the grass laughing and making fools of themselves.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
