delude
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"People delude themselves that the human race is so clever that we'll come up with some wonderful technology that'll make this all go away."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Some people delude themselves into thinking they’re financially independent when they’re not.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
He’s also “theologically” grateful to be reminded that he is “dependent,” that “I can’t delude myself in claiming that I’m self-sufficient.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
If I ever delude myself that I’ve become an “expert” at writing, it might be time for the urn.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
That was the reason the casino bothered to list the wheel’s most recent spins: to help gamblers to delude themselves.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
She concocts a fantasy, one that Arthur deludes himself into believing.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2024
Perhaps May also deludes herself that the present moment is especially propitious for a renewal of “our special relationship”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2017
One good way of describing a speculative bubble is a moment when society deludes itself into believing that something plentiful is scarce, or will soon be.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2017
I’m trying to embrace the fact that everyone deludes themselves about some things.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2016
Some can speak, And call the heavens to record, when their fancy, Mere planet-struck, has fix'd their influence On various objects: this deludes poor wenches, And makes them melt like ceruse!
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Robert Dodsley
Pauling may never be fully vindicated, but neither was he simply deluded.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
If that’s the case, he is more deluded than he seems to think the rest of us are.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
“Are they bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
"They weren't there; they weren't involved in the investigation. Some of these people are deluded," he says.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
There were puddles, mud, and an inviting warmth that deluded us.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
There could be “huge social ruptures where one side sees the other as very cruelly exploiting AI while the other side sees the first as deluding itself into thinking there’s sentience there,” he said.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2025
But if they really believe they can stay in these two separate lanes, they’re deluding themselves.
From Slate ● May 23, 2025
“But I think really they will be deluding themselves if they think that that bodes well for the next general election.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Carrigan: The dinner scene between Hank and the Raven, when the Raven is just baffled that Hank is deluding himself into not being responsible for Cristobal’s death.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
She spent her life weaving it, in comfortably deluding me, that I might wear the lie as proof against all injury.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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