delude

Example Sentences

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“We can delude ourselves for a while that this is not a real cost, but we’re only fooling ourselves at the end of the day,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Blanche is just the latest person to delude himself this way.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

“They delude themselves with groupthink so that they can pretend this isn’t about hate but about protection, but we know the truth.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

They weren’t trying to delude audiences about their artistry — their casualness was foundational to their appeal.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

People delude themselves in all sorts of ways.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton