gaslight

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But if they are willing to gaslight you about pay, exploring other options might be smart.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Sandy and her team have tried to gaslight me in a sense where I'm supposed to be making all of this up or I'm being dramatic, but it happened.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

Some of the transgressors try to gaslight the audience in their confessionals despite what they’ve recently burned into our eyes and ears.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

“They insult us in an attempt to gaslight us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Though dusk hadn’t yet unfurled into night, clusters of people gathered under eaves and in doorways, their faces lost to the gloom and weak gaslight.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros