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- noun Plural form of
fool . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
fool .
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Examples
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_ I am as vain as a peacock; yet when people admire anything I do, I think them fools -- _fools!
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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The label fools you into thinking this is an English ale because there is a Union Jack on the label.
Quazen 2009
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I can't say what the Colonel thought; but almost directly the trumpet rang out, and we were cantered back, to file steadily into the great courtyard again, with the men grumbling and muttering among themselves at having been made what they called fools of.
Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer George Manville Fenn 1870
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You should be putting the apostrophe AFTER the s in 'fools'.
Your April Fool's Day Joke Continues to Suck - Anil Dash 2008
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What seems to have led some of these fools is something to the effect of:
Think Before You Sign, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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What seems to have led some of these fools is something to the effect of: Signing this document comes from the symbolic nature of the minimum wage.
Think Before You Sign, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The whimpering self interest of promotion hungry, witless fools, is almost too much to contend with.
Five Go Camping In Hampshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Watching these GOP fools is rather amusing though.
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Compare Fox News ratings with NBC, CBS, etc., and you would see where the chest thumping of fools is simply one more empty boast.
Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion. 2010
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The morose arrogance of these fools is staggering …
Think Progress » The Right Scrambles To Demean Obama’s Successful Nuclear Summit 2010
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