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

So I drove as far as Gig Harbor, Washington, abandoned the car, and inveigled a ride on a northbound salmon seiner.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer