gaslight

Example Sentences

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Your duty is to have spoken honestly once, respectfully and without coercion; to ensure that your values were clearly expressed; and to refuse to gaslight yourself into believing that fairness does not matter.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

You have more than enough reasons to gaslight yourself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

They may lie all the time, but when the chips are down, they gaslight.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

The petition says they should say sorry for "attempting to gaslight the public and undermining the efforts of genuine athletes."

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

It all glowed invitingly in the flicker of gaslight lamps, a world away from the oily stews of indeterminate origin I’d been choking down at the Priest Hole.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs