hoodwinked
Example Sentences
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As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Later in the night, Carr scooped up the memorable moments award for the scene in which he hoodwinked his fellow finalists into believing he was a faithful.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
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
When he did show up for a contentious interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Chicago Economic Club, Trump complained that he was "hoodwinked to go on that."
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
The prison service distrusted all organizations that could affect world opinion, and regarded them not as legitimate investigators to be dealt with honestly but as med-dling interlopers to be hoodwinked if possible.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
