deluded

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Deluded as she may be, the stakes for her could not possibly be higher.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2017

Deluded ourselves as baseball continued to lie to itself.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2015

Deluded well-meaners come over out of honesty, and small offenders out of common discretion or fear.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Deluded by the hope of being all right, no matter which side may conquer, thousands have sought to pay the initiation fee, and we need not state have been most gladly received.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Deluded by this attitude, she assumed joyfully the part of counselor, flattered that he distinguished her thus above other women, and convinced that his talent would gain in delicacy through this intellectual intimacy.

From Strong as Death by Maupassant, Guy de