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

Earl's barrister Paul Hynes KC described his client as "a sad individual" and compared him to the deluded fictional character Walter Mitty.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

If what his Cabinet members are telling the press is an accurate reflection of his views, it's pretty clear that he's deeply deluded.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

I waited for him to take it up, to unravel once again his tale of plotting statesmen and deluded public, his great joke, his private toe hold on the world.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles