easily led

Example Sentences

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The premise of “Jury Duty” — placing a non-actor in the middle of an entirely staged trial — could have easily led the show to mean-spirited-prank territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Kibaki had long been known as a fence sitter, but some attributed his weakness in the presidency to the ill-health which rendered him easily led by those who surrounded him.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2022

We are only too easily led, always questioning why we should not be like the other animals instead of being "fated to wide-eyed responsibility in life," as D.H.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021

“The 24-year-old Russian easily led NHL rookies in goals scored and had a cushion as the points leader going into the final week of the regular season.”

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2021

In cases where there is occasion for classification, one must, above all, consider the more substantial qualities, and not allow one’s self to be too easily led away by mere appearances and surface-talent.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul