- present participle of deceive.
deceiving
Example Sentences
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At some point in childhood, through one classic fable or another, most of us absorb the lesson that looks can be deceiving.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Finally, it’s a lesson for all of us not to judge people on what they say or their appearance, because both can be deceiving, as this Moneyist Facebook Group member pointed out.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
“I think we should focus on the new and leave behind negative rhetoric, the malice, and the effort to deceive—to keep deceiving Venezuelans and the world,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Catfishing is when somebody creates a fake online persona with the intention of deceiving others.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
But over the past few months, I’d come to see my rig for what it was: an elaborate contraption for deceiving my senses, to allow me to live in a world that didn’t exist.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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