- present participle of deceive.
deceiving
Example Sentences
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The headline number is probably going to be deceiving, however.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
At some point in childhood, through one classic fable or another, most of us absorb the lesson that looks can be deceiving.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I think we should focus on the new and leave behind negative rhetoric, the malice, and the effort to deceive—to keep deceiving Venezuelans and the world,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Prosecutors earlier accused her of deceiving three men in Singapore and France into transferring money to her accounts, claiming the funds were needed as legal fees and for the opening of new bank accounts.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
“You said that Arthur knew all about it,” she said, “and that we were not deceiving him at all.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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