hoodwinked

Example Sentences

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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

Dr Amati worries that "people are being hoodwinked into thinking 'high protein' on a label necessarily means that it is healthy. Honestly, it's another health halo."

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

"Although I did get an email from somebody saying, 'Where's Orca? That's been on repeat.' So people have been hoodwinked by it."

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

“All these clients who feel like they’ve been hoodwinked, and then they’re gonna win. And they’re gonna say, ‘Oh, wow.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

West Indian Archie knew that some young husders rose in stature in our wodd when they somehow hoodwinked older husders, then put it on the wire for everyone to hear.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey