hoodwinked

Example Sentences

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But when 26 bodies were discovered under the floorboards of his Chicago home in 1978, it was clear they’d all been hoodwinked by the middle-aged guy next door.

From Los Angeles Times

It was all a hoax, the product of a California newspaper columnist who hoodwinked editors and Lincoln biographers by producing one of history’s most elaborate literary frauds.

From Washington Post

It’s a scam, of course, one that only he knows is happening and it requires him and his hoodwinked team to occasionally hit the road before suckers wise up and want their money back.

From Seattle Times

If the person introducing you to the scheme hasn’t done her due diligence, you both can be hoodwinked.

From Washington Post

Santos, the world now knows, hoodwinked Long Island voters into sending him to join the new Republican House majority on Jan. 3.

From Washington Post