hoodwinked

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.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

New Yorkers still take pride in not being easily hoodwinked.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

A vulnerable widower has been left homeless and "truly suffering" after being hoodwinked into sending £85,000 to a woman who never existed.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024

Rare is the adult who hasn’t been hoodwinked by somebody somewhere.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

“Because they hoodwinked a very powerful magical object!” said Moody.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling