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
Once Ray is backed into a corner, however, he reveals a streak of deceptiveness that Mr. Breaux makes equally believable — while still maintaining a sense of forlorn desperation that keeps his character sympathetic.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2016
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
He had moments through the night of recognizing the deceptiveness of his senses.
From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell
