deceitful

Example Sentences

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Martin, a respected doctor, is charming, as handsome as “an Italian movie star” and sociopathically deceitful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

And it’s gone along on the same trajectory with deceitful disclosures.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

“May today’s sentencing deter anyone who seeks to greedily profit off their clients through deceitful practices,” Raia said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

"You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again," he said.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

He thought of her only as the person win had robbed him, and, since robbers are deceitful, designing, and heartless people, he thought of her as-these.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White