duplicitous

Example Sentences

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The actor could easily put his skills to use playing a duplicitous sociopath in a psychological drama, but as a comedy “Killing” is simply dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

In the latest step in their bitter legal battle, lawyers for Baldoni, 40, has claimed Lively and her team made a "duplicitous attempt to destroy" him.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

It’s at these very junctures that the archetypes of the unconscious can do their greatest mischief, shifting what at one moment is experienced as a benevolent parent into a duplicitous one.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2024

Even as Smirnov was being paid as a government informant, he participated in duplicitous business schemes, according to court records and interviews.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

In order to enjoy ourselves, we learned to be duplicitous.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris