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
Let's not delude ourselves, we're looking at human extinction, the death of eight billion people, and there's no way that people will be able to survive in anything like an increase of 5º centigrade.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 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
He could no longer delude Kira into thinking this was an ordinary journey.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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