deceitfully
Example Sentences
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"Breaking down, I hit the floor / All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, 'More'," she sings on the deceitfully upbeat I Can Do It With A Broken Heart.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
He also said he believed the warrant served at his home was obtained deceitfully.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
One can blame them, however, for taking these steps deceitfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
It appears that Kogan deceitfully used his dual roles as a researcher and an entrepreneur to move data between an academic context and a commercial context, although the exact method of it is unclear.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2018
Having in the mean time rested themselves, they recommenced their mazy whirl, whilst they deceitfully promised little Fable a long life and great rewards.
From Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. by Friedrich von Hardenberg
