deluded
Example Sentences
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Pauling may never be fully vindicated, but neither was he simply deluded.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
If that’s the case, he is more deluded than he seems to think the rest of us are.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
Jumping from that, to being given responsibility for a new line from a well-known company, would appear daunting to many, but Hamblin says he is "deluded enough to not really feel the pressure".
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
“Are they bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
“Harry Potter is dead! Do you understand now, deluded ones? He was nothing, ever, but a boy who relied on others to sacrifice themselves for him!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
