deceived
Example Sentences
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The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon.com on Monday, alleging the e-commerce giant deceived advertisers by secretly raising the minimum price they had to pay to place ads promoting their products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Besides the painful consequences for deceived buyers, code enforcement has the limitation of due process, Bostwick said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The judge said that Gibson had previously tried to persuade the court that he had not deliberately deceived the victims, but he said the evidence had shown "deception was central" to his offending.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She said, “He's always pretended to be rather nice. He's deceived us for years.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
