deceit

Example Sentences

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As his deceit becomes apparent, the music shifts from crisp hip-hop beats to a hard-boiled film noir crescendo.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It was a surprising show of support from a woman who is invoked by prosecutors to illustrate the extent of Rubin’s deceit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

The party has reported punishing more than 140,800 people for offenses related to policy inaction, recklessness or deceit from January to November last year, surpassing the 2024 total of nearly 138,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Barrera co-stars as Michelle, a spy tangled in the web of deceit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

She did not like to think of with what hardness of heart, what calculated weeping, what deceit, what cruelty she now went into battle with her aunt for her freedom.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin