hoodwinked

Example Sentences

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Even though I could afford it and I needed the operation done, it was hard not to feel a little hoodwinked.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

What about hoodwinked for believing England had a chance of competing in Australia?

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

“All these clients who feel like they’ve been hoodwinked, and then they’re gonna win. And they’re gonna say, ‘Oh, wow.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

Rare is the adult who hasn’t been hoodwinked by somebody somewhere.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

“This has been a terrible ordeal for her. There will be no punishment. Older and wiser wizards than she have been hoodwinked by Lord Voldemort.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling