gaslight

Example Sentences

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But if they are willing to gaslight you about pay, exploring other options might be smart.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

"Publicly to the media, they're accepting they failed, they're accepting that they did stuff wrong but in private they're trying to gaslight me," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Some of the transgressors try to gaslight the audience in their confessionals despite what they’ve recently burned into our eyes and ears.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

Much of what happens is filtered through Evelyn’s perspective and it’s clear she might not be the most reliable narrator, but it’s also clear her husband may have a tendency to gaslight her.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Plants grew down here without the help of the gaslight the Underlanders used.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins