be led to believe

Example Sentences

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Merchant Exchange Productions Inc. In that case, a state appeals court ruled that service charges belonged to the employees under California law if customers could reasonably be led to believe the charges are tips.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

Judging by retailers’ advertisements stuffed with language like “must-have deals” and “can’t-miss epic finds,” you’d be led to believe that every deal is too good to pass up.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

If one were to read the June 7 Religion article “Back to normal, but to church?,” one might be led to believe that The Post recognizes only one religion of significance.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021

When you’re just a standard person, you can really be led to believe anything.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2017

Then again shall we be led to believe that your praises and your vituperations are equally unpurchasable.

From Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord