manipulative

Example Sentences

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Your relative may be controlling or manipulative, but do they deserve to be placed somewhere against their wishes?

From MarketWatch

“Ingrid,” Lorren said sharply, “not being an actual murderer is a low bar. This Rachel girl is manipulative. It’s a good thing you got out.”

From Literature

Imagine if, in “Evita,” audiences members were invited to sing back up on the balcony as Eva Perón belts out “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” accompanying her in her last manipulative hurrah.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s manipulative and, given that you are now divorced, this seems like another way to have a financial and/or emotional hold over you.

From MarketWatch

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

From BBC