inveigled
Example Sentences
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What happened over the next four decades is a chilling tale of deception in which a man pretended to be the missing son of the landlord and inveigled himself into his house.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2022
Guilfoyle also allegedly inveigled her with a private-plane trip to Rome, a cut of future speaking fees and a chance to report for the network.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2020
A Miss Hungary finalist at 15, she was still a teenager when she inveigled a Turkish diplomat to the altar.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2019
More common was the enraged accusation that deceitful Northerners colluded with “slave stealers” and inveigled slaves to flee.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
Some god inveigled me to come without a cloak.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
