hoodwinked
Example Sentences
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As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
When he did show up for a contentious interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Chicago Economic Club, Trump complained that he was "hoodwinked to go on that."
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
A vulnerable widower has been left homeless and "truly suffering" after being hoodwinked into sending £85,000 to a woman who never existed.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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
