deluded

Example Sentences

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If that’s the case, he is more deluded than he seems to think the rest of us are.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

“Are they bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

"They weren't there; they weren't involved in the investigation. Some of these people are deluded," he says.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

They’re dismissing those who attend as deluded cultists, hardening hearts on each side even more.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

But come off the trail, properly off, and drive somewhere, as we did now, and you realize how magnificently deluded you have been.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson