hoodwink

Example Sentences

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Even though I could afford it and I needed the operation done, it was hard not to feel a little hoodwinked.

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What about hoodwinked for believing England had a chance of competing in Australia?

From BBC

Dr Amati worries that "people are being hoodwinked into thinking 'high protein' on a label necessarily means that it is healthy. Honestly, it's another health halo."

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Mr Hogg said Dunlop had the "ability to lie and hoodwink the system", adding: "It's beyond belief."

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At this stage of the season I can get hoodwinked a bit because I have covered some teams when they have played well, and it means I overlook some of their opposition's qualities.

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