Example Sentences

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While Holland said the AI-generated images also fooled some of his loved ones, he didn’t feel the need to do much explaining “because they were all there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Dan Loeb, the hedge-fund veteran famed for boardroom fights and valuing investing, admits Sam Bankman-Fried fooled him.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

But if she, a towering scholar of Yiddish literature, assumes the pose of a little old lady, don’t be fooled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The scientists found no evidence that bats were more likely to cross the road using bridges or that they were fooled into thinking that they were hedges.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Some people were initially fooled but eventually figured out that the program wasn’t real.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow