manipulative

Example Sentences

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Imagine if, in “Evita,” audiences members were invited to sing back up on the balcony as Eva Perón belts out “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” accompanying her in her last manipulative hurrah.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s manipulative and, given that you are now divorced, this seems like another way to have a financial and/or emotional hold over you.

From MarketWatch

The aspiring floppy-haired filmmaker could be sensitive but manipulative, loveable yet irritating.

From BBC

"He was a mastermind criminal and highly manipulative," she said.

From BBC

You don’t have to say, “You are manipulative and controlling,” or “You are high maintenance and don’t pay your way,” or, in this case, “You leave a trail of dust bunnies in your wake.”

From MarketWatch