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

But he is also so paranoid, deluded and consumed with self-loathing that throughout this caustically witty novel we can’t help but root for him every step of the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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

At best, they were narrowly competent; at worst, morally compromised and dangerously deluded.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 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