deceive
Example Sentences
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We should say instead that lying is a matter of speaking with the intent to deceive.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Virtually every AI super-brain created has been shown to lie, deceive, and in general behave in disturbing and unethical ways when put in the right conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
“This echo chamber was used to deceive you.”
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Curran was selected after a sparkling Hundred campaign for winners Oval Invincibles, and having a developed an elaborate super-slow "moon ball" to deceive opposition batters.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
For that matter, Odysseus himself might have borrowed a trick or two from the rabbit hero, for he is very old and was never at a loss for a trick to deceive his enemies.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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