deceit
Example Sentences
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With the phone potentially containing messages about Lord Mandelson, Streeting said he was "not surprised by the cynicism" but did not "assume deceit" from McSweeney.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
His research ranged from the evolutionary dimension of human altruism to the logic of deceit and self-deception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The party has reported punishing more than 140,800 people for offenses related to policy inaction, recklessness or deceit from January to November last year, surpassing the 2024 total of nearly 138,000 people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
Barrera co-stars as Michelle, a spy tangled in the web of deceit.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Now he understood the depths of her deceit.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
