deceitfulness

Example Sentences

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"We all have this little bit of deceitfulness inside us," he argues.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

But the one consistent reason to watch is Scott Foley’s nimble, convincing performance as the reality show’s producer, a master manipulator whose deceitfulness is so sincere that you can’t help rooting for him.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021

And Hruska, bless his heart, leans into the job with an earnestness that belies the act of deceitfulness he perpetrates with each press of the touch screen.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2020

The game was to expose and/or to exploit photography’s deceitfulness, with implicit criticism of a culture industry bent on deluding the masses.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019

Father says this is what people mean by the deceitfulness of riches; but Albert's uncle says it is the spirit of progress, and Mrs. Leslie said some people called it "divine discontent."

From The Wouldbegoods by Nesbit, E. (Edith)