brainwash
Example Sentences
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They have been brainwashed into thinking it's not just 'the right way' to play, it's also 'the only way' - but there are many pitfalls to this approach and my priorities were always very different.
From BBC
Former President Donald Trump released a new ad Thursday that mocks former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by calling her a “genius” for her plan to “brainwash” voters into reelecting President Biden.
From Washington Times
To Romney’s mind, the collapse of father’s campaign came from one poorly worded, offhand statement: Explaining his new opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam, he said he’d been “brainwashed” into supporting the war.
From Los Angeles Times
The dropped charges come after Nessel, a Democrat, told a liberal group during a virtual event that the false electors had been “brainwashed” and believed Trump won in Michigan.
From Seattle Times
“It created a model that proved to local municipalities, to local politicians that these spaces weren’t dangerous places that are going to brainwash your kids or whatever.”
From Seattle Times
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