deceptiveness

Example Sentences

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"The omission and/or deceptiveness of this essential information" in advertising could influence consumers' decisions and expose them, "minors in particular", to the risk of unknowingly damaging their health, it said.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023

I can’t feel much anger toward Santos for his deceptiveness, just a bit of sorrow.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

Once Ray is backed into a corner, however, he reveals a streak of deceptiveness that Mr. Breaux makes equally believable — while still maintaining a sense of forlorn desperation that keeps his character sympathetic.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2016

In a recent report, Boise State University professor and polygraph expert Charles Honts concluded police used the polygraph as a “psychological rubber hose” rather than as a tool to detect deceptiveness.

From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2016

A madman was capable of anything; and yet, confound the chap's deceptiveness, he didn't look mad.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby