delusive

Example Sentences

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His Willy, a salesman aggressively trapped in a delusive way of thinking, would rather die a martyr than admit to being sold a bill of goods about success.

From Los Angeles Times

“My delusive longing to sense some genuine vestige of this woman has culminated in the awareness that she’s no longer present anywhere, except in my imagination.”

From New York Times

“When they are trying to persuade the region that they are competent to fulfill its development dreams, they are misrepresenting themselves with a delusive promise of an ‘alternative model.’”

From Washington Times

In fact, Martinez says, just as there is a kind of freedom that Martinez wants to defend from delusive ones, there is also a different kind of responsibility that he insists we should accept.

From The Guardian

Begin, Descartes wrote, by doubting absolutely everything you know, think, and perceive; assume that it is all delusive, as in a dream.

From The New Yorker