deceptively
Example Sentences
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It’s a deceptively saccharine world, one that she sees as, in her words, a “poisonous lollipop.”
From Los Angeles Times
The way it works is deceptively simple: Touch your phone to the Brick, and it blocks a you-defined list of apps.
Yes, they looked prosperous and, deceptively, as if they both had their entire lives ahead of them.
From MarketWatch
Most mental health interventions start with a provider verbally asking a deceptively simple question: What are you feeling?
From Los Angeles Times
Job seekers have complained for some time now—to me, their friends, pets or anyone who will listen—that it is deceptively hard to get hired.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
