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

Sandy and her team have tried to gaslight me in a sense where I'm supposed to be making all of this up or I'm being dramatic, but it happened.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

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

At the top of each landing there was a gaslight fixture that was no longer being used now that the building was wired for electricity.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers