deceptively

Example Sentences

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Scheffler's score was deceptively good on a day when gusting winds reached 40mph and ensured that the greens became firmer and even more perilous.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

More importantly, he had to answer a deceptively difficult question: Why would anyone follow Lestat in the first place?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

I have sung its praises before, but this is one of those deceptively simple meals I could happily eat several times a week.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Drawing on contemporary color standards and systems such as Munsell’s, he set out to do something deceptively difficult: translate the scientific lexicon into terms everyday readers could understand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I am broad-shouldered and well over six feet, while she is smaller than a Scholar woman, even, with a deceptively willowy form.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir