deceive
Example Sentences
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Later, when Ruth visited the Fox sisters in Rochester, she began to “suspect that they were deceiving.”
From Literature
The women, who are against secession and for abolition but are practiced in the art of deceiving their neighbors, are involved with the Underground Railroad in some way that’s not exactly clear.
From Los Angeles Times
Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers, but the company charged customers for tips that drivers didn’t receive, the FTC said.
Opal and the miller were probably afraid to tell the king that they had deceived him.
From Literature
Be not deceived by the anodyne title: This ode to the author’s German shepherd is the weirdest book on my list, by far.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
