deception

Example Sentences

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The scope of their deception was enormous, and it was discovered they had conducted their operation across every part of England and Northern Ireland.

From BBC

Four Kenyans -- Victor, Mark, Erik and Moses -- recounted to AFP the web of deception that took them to the killing fields of Ukraine.

From Barron's

I know intimately the destructive power of some of the lies we tell our children; I also understand that deception can be the only way to protect them.

From The Wall Street Journal

I never imagined that at the age of fourteen I’d excel at deception.

From Literature

How can anyone trust evidence produced by people who openly brag about their digital deceptions?

From Salon