delude

Example Sentences

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“The truth is, art-making and parenthood act very efficiently as disincentives to one another, and people who say otherwise are deluded, or childless, or men.”

From Washington Post

But we can’t blame the person who emailed the Awl for their lack of foresight; they were not the only deluded person working in media at the time.

From Washington Post

“Let’s not delude ourselves, Mr. Diab will never be extradited from Canada,” he said.

From New York Times

They can continue to perform for their audience, and they will, but everyone else knows what they really are: a greedy carnival act, slavering over the attention of a bunch of deluded conspiracy theorists.

From Salon

“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