deceive

Chowdhury's defence barrister told jurors he had not known he was dealing with an escaped prisoner, describing Khalife as a spy who "knows how to deceive".

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

And to make it even more complicated, clever players might actually try to use the body language clues to deceive the goalie and go the opposite way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Scammers exploit the Emirati royal's likeness by drawing on his vast online presence, including his more than 17 million Instagram followers, and sometimes even copying the prince's authentic poems to deceive victims.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“What he didn’t know — and what the FBI’s own investigation goes out of its way to clarify — is that his staff cooked up a scheme designed to deceive him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

“Could I have been mistaken in my judgment? Did you deceive me, girl?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the platform "deceives users" because the firm is not "meaningfully verifying" who is behind the account.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

In the second complaint, the state argued that the app deceives consumers into believing their sensitive and personal information is secure.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

A “man of two minds,” he commiserates with his foes as easily as he deceives his friends.

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

In other words, a free press protects our access to the truth when the government deceives us.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023

I will be the proverbial parent who deceives the child by offering medicine laced with sweet syrup.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

He described the controversial plans as "the project of one person" and claimed Fifa's administration had been "deceived".

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Fifa's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour said in a statement to Associated Press that Fifa's own administration was "deceived" about the project.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

In truth, his parents had wanted to save him from the same villagers who deceived him with the False Asa.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Attorney General Letitia James sued a group of major chemical and agricultural companies, alleging they deceived consumers about the risks of toxic chemicals in their products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

She told them about the hollow tree in the woods and how Ishmael and Hatsue had deceived the world for a number of years successfully.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The headline number is probably going to be deceiving, however.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Two days after his incident with Santana, Caballero was called for a pitch-clock violation when umpires deemed that he was attempting to circumvent the rules by deceiving the pitcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

He had blamed his conviction on a girl deceiving him with fake ID, she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

At some point in childhood, through one classic fable or another, most of us absorb the lesson that looks can be deceiving.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

“You are in love with her, and deceiving me. I thought so all along.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White