duplicity

Example Sentences

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The truth hovers tantalizingly out of focus, and the characters’ duplicity becomes its adversary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

In itself, this duplicity won’t get in the way of Erika Kirk’s rise.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

The UK, it appears, can't get enough of betrayal, backstabbing and all-out duplicity.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

Finally, in August, Peters’ duplicity caught up with her.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

As she saw it, Jefferson’s denials only offered further evidence of his duplicity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis