fool
noun
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
have fooled
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present perfectof fool.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It got our outfits exactly right, and the faces could have fooled our own moms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
If the FA Cup really is struggling to count as a consolation prize for Guardiola and City this season, you could have fooled everyone inside Vitality Stadium who watched him.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
With an $80 million payroll this year — hardly what the front office believed was “all in” — you could have fooled me.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
During the War of 1812, locals were said to have fooled the British by hanging lanterns high in trees and elsewhere to misdirect enemy gunfire.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
“You could have fooled me with the amount of time you and Qareeb spend running around this house,” my mother huffed.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
