deception

Example Sentences

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That call dispensed with, I turn toward Miss Genovese again and hope that my face doesn’t reveal my deception.

From Literature

It was found that they were "obvious and deliberate breaches" which also "involved deception and concealment in relation to financial matters".

From BBC

Once the deception begins, Cohen added, perpetrators often "find it very, very difficult" to stop.

From BBC

The play will be "a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen", and will reach the stage in early 2027, the announcement said.

From BBC

The commission also probed the situation of nationals from 17 countries who were recruited -- either voluntarily or through deception -- to fight with Russian troops in Ukraine.

From Barron's