Example Sentences
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Federal investigators discovered that Rush appears to have successfully fooled America’s pre-eminent spy agency for decades with a pack of easily discoverable lies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
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
It’s usually used to suggest traders may be fooled by a relatively small retracement of a big market dive.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
In the ruling, the justices cite testimony from jurors who say Hill told them "not to be fooled" by the evidence presented by the defence team.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
She’d fooled me along with Mother, and I didn’t like it.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
