trick into
phrasal verb
tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.
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In the novel, the story instead concludes aboard the Princess Andromeda cruise ship, where Luke is tricked into confessing to poisoning Thalia’s tree, clearing Chiron’s name.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
We are being tricked into feeding a system that is going to do to us what Spotify did to musicians.
—Chris Gethard, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
These plants bloom when the days grow short in fall and they can be tricked into reblooming by reducing light levels and lowering the temperature.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
Tim and Lucy had to be pushed and literally tricked into having that meeting.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
We are being tricked into feeding a system that is going to do to us what Spotify did to musicians.
—Chris Gethard, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
These plants bloom when the days grow short in fall and they can be tricked into reblooming by reducing light levels and lowering the temperature.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
Tim and Lucy had to be pushed and literally tricked into having that meeting.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for trick into
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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