deceit
Example Sentences
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The wonderfully blaspheming Ella, who is wise to everyone’s deceits, steals many of the scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
They are mere dramatic deceits, liquid coming on cue.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
“Gatsby,” though, is more a universe unto itself, the product of the interlocking delusions and deceits of its characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2021
Newsweek arts writer Cathleen McGuigan spoke for many critics when she wrote that his “delicate, tortured performance as a successful man caught in the web of his deceits is a tour de force.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2017
It was a tangled knot of fears and deceits and dark struggles for power that had disguised itself and almost destroyed everything.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing deceit
A Web of Lies
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"The Hero’s Journey" and "Myths and Legends"
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Chester Bennington (1976-2017) Tribute List
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