be deceitful

Example Sentences

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"People think that we wouldn't have anything else to be deceitful and lying. We're mother figures and I think I use that to my advantage."

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Heizer, the owner of Evoke Therapy Programs, said that posting research online isn't meant to be deceitful.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2020

Mona has her own problems, among them a frustrating search for love with internet dates who turn out to be deceitful cads.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2016

Jamie certainly has to be deceitful and manipulative, where up to now he’s been very honorable, he speaks his mind, he’s very forthright.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2016

“It’ll be deceitful, just the same,” she began, and checked herself suddenly.

From Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove