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

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

Albert was always good in math but got no encouragement to pursue it — until a high school teacher more or less hoodwinked him into it.

From New York Times

People like Clinton and Blair were eagerly, gleefully ready to be hoodwinked by somebody like Bankman-Fried.

From Salon