Sample Sentences fordeceive (editor-reviewed)
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The plan was to deceive the Germans into believing the main attack would take place further north.deceive = mislead
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She thinks he will change his mind, but she's deceiving herself.deceiving = refusing to accept reality
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The fake article was written to attract attention and deceive readers.deceive = lie to or mislead
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Volkswagen admitted that eleven million cars had been fitted with software intended to deceive emissions testing.
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Lidewij, did you knowingly deceive me to arrange this? (source)
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Attean's careless words did not deceive Matt. (source)deceive = mislead (hide the truth)
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This meant that for five days—seven in the case of Rokuroshi—the Japanese had deceived the POWs to hide the fact that the war was over. (source)deceived = lied to or misled
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I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat, and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. (source)deceive = lie to or mislead
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Suddenly, Esperanza knew that her eyes were not deceiving her. (source)deceiving = tricking or misleading
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Mr. Curtain is the big deceiver, remember?† (source)
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Anything which deceives is evil, I believe.† (source)
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"Here we go," I said, wondering for the first time what thoughts had passed through Hassan's head when he had finally read the Shahnamah for himself and discovered that I had deceived him all those times. (source)deceived = lied or misled
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I felt that I could not deceive you to that extent. (source)deceive = lie to or mislead
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Unless Harry's eyes were deceiving him, Fudge was suddenly looking awkward. (source)deceiving = tricking or misleading
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Then he thought of Marten, of his mother, and he smiled a deceiver's smile at his friend.† (source)
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They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about.† (source)
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