deceptiveness

Example Sentences

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"The omission and/or deceptiveness of this essential information" in advertising could influence consumers' decisions and expose them, "minors in particular", to the risk of unknowingly damaging their health, it said.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023

Whether playing in tight or pushed out past the hashmarks, Dixon’s speed and pre-snap deceptiveness has resulted in two sacks.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Josi’s blend of smooth skating, positioning and deceptiveness helped him to a career-high 65 points this season.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2020

In a recent report, Boise State University professor and polygraph expert Charles Honts concluded police used the polygraph as a “psychological rubber hose” rather than as a tool to detect deceptiveness.

From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2016

On the far horizon the wavering mysteries of the mirage appeared, marvelous in deceptiveness, mystical, alluring, the very spirits of the Far West, appearing to move before their eyes in giant pantomime.

From The Covered Wagon by Hough, Emerson