manipulative

Example Sentences

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The aspiring floppy-haired filmmaker could be sensitive but manipulative, loveable yet irritating.

From BBC

"He was a mastermind criminal and highly manipulative," she said.

From BBC

You don’t have to say, “You are manipulative and controlling,” or “You are high maintenance and don’t pay your way,” or, in this case, “You leave a trail of dust bunnies in your wake.”

From MarketWatch

Sentencing the three on Tuesday at Southwark Crown Court, Judge Christopher Hehir called Dale a "thoroughly devious and untruthful and manipulative young woman".

From BBC

The horrors of the 1988 chapter open the door for a plot development that risks coming across as manipulative.

From Los Angeles Times