deceive
Example Sentences
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“What he didn’t know — and what the FBI’s own investigation goes out of its way to clarify — is that his staff cooked up a scheme designed to deceive him.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
We should say instead that lying is a matter of speaking with the intent to deceive.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
It’s essentially three things: deceive, disrupt, and deny.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
He distinguishes content that is intended to deceive with the more comical and obviously-fake AI slop, like fish with shoes, or gorillas lifting weights at the gym.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
But it did not matter, for in her heart, Penelope knew she could not and would not deceive Miss Mortimer.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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