delude

Example Sentences

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“We delude ourselves, too, if we think that power will accumulate safely and only in the hands of dispassionate ‘people . . . found in agencies.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

If I ever delude myself that I’ve become an “expert” at writing, it might be time for the urn.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

So I hope that we take the right direction and that AI does not become a means to kind of subvert democracy, to delude society at large and reduce our humaneness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

“When we name the man and not the movement, we delude ourselves into thinking that when the man goes away, so does the movement,” Frydl said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022

That was the reason the casino bothered to list the wheel’s most recent spins: to help gamblers to delude themselves.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis