hoodwink

Example Sentences

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Opponents point to the ability of shorts to hoodwink investors by spreading false rumors before exiting a trade, a technique known as “short and distort.”

From Seattle Times

But when 26 bodies were discovered under the floorboards of his Chicago home in 1978, it was clear they’d all been hoodwinked by the middle-aged guy next door.

From Los Angeles Times

The Olympics are supposed to celebrate human athletic achievement, not which nation can best abuse young athletes and hoodwink the IOC.

From Washington Post

At one point he sent for me, and I found him on his cellphone with someone on the crew, proposing a plot that, I soon gathered, involved hoodwinking Gilligan.

From New York Times

Many reoffend again and again helped by people in their lives who have been hoodwinked.

From Washington Post