delude

Example Sentences

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He’s also “theologically” grateful to be reminded that he is “dependent,” that “I can’t delude myself in claiming that I’m self-sufficient.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Let's not delude ourselves, we're looking at human extinction, the death of eight billion people, and there's no way that people will be able to survive in anything like an increase of 5º centigrade.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

So I hope that we take the right direction and that AI does not become a means to kind of subvert democracy, to delude society at large and reduce our humaneness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

I’m not a practiced enough viewer to delude myself into thinking I have any chance.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

People delude themselves in all sorts of ways.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton