- present participle of trick.
tricking
Example Sentences
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Americans are awash in scams: phony UPS texts, AI-generated voices of loved ones in trouble, spoofed emails tricking city governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
In his plea agreement, he admitted to tricking and defrauding at least 25 people into paying him at least $152,476.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
But while Carlini’s work had debunked many claims made by AI developers, he had focused on the threat of bad people tricking artificial intelligence systems into making mistakes, not on hackers harnessing them for superpowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Instead, recent attacks relied on phishing -- tricking users into handing over access to their accounts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
“Yeah right! You tricking me again! First you tricked me into changing into them different animals. Now you gon’ pull your second trick.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
