deluded

Example Sentences

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Anderson’s film is nowhere near as bad, but it’s as deluded about reality and self-important about its perspective as “Crash” was.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“Are they bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The trip sent him into what he describes as a "deluded" state.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

If what his Cabinet members are telling the press is an accurate reflection of his views, it's pretty clear that he's deeply deluded.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

“Indeed. It never does. And it will not ever again. I must have been deluded when she first came to us, wanting to enter our Order. I shall be more discerning next time.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill