deceive
Example Sentences
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The Ghost Army had one goal: Deceive Hitler’s forces and their allies.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022
Deceive the guardian—well, she’d done that; but she had no idea what she would find inside the tent.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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Deceive not yourself, Captain Heidegger, in believing that any generosity of yours can shut my eyes to my proper duty.
From The Red Rover by Cooper, James Fenimore
"Deceive the doctor," she said, "and I well remember that it may be for my good."
From Blind Love by Collins, Wilkie
Deceive not thyself, thou shalt repent this sin, for such a shame was never brought upon my court; depart now from my face with all the haste thou mayest.”
From The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir
Vocabulary lists containing deceive
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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