How to Use deceive in a Sentence

deceive

verb

• He was accused of deceiving the customer about the condition of the car.
• Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.
• Remember that appearances can deceive—just because something looks good doesn't mean it is good.
• People who think they can eat whatever they want without harming their health are deceiving themselves.
• The name of this dish doesn't deceive.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
• No, your eyes do not deceive you.
  — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
• Qassem’s heart did not deceive him.
  — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
• Don't let that vote deceive you, though.
  — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 June 2026
• Don’t be deceived by soil that looks dark and moist.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
• Putin will not be able to deceive anyone.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
• There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.
  — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
• Looks, too, can be deceiving for those not on the grounds.
  — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
• But there are lies meant to impress, and there are lies meant to deceive.
  — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2024
• Nope, that's not your eyes deceiving you.
  — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
• Adam was not absent when Eve was deceived.
  — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• The waves that crash and spray near the shoreline can be deceiving.
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 July 2024
• Steven might not have intended to deceive you two decades ago.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2018
• Your eyes aren't deceiving you.
  — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
• Your eyes aren’t deceiving you.
  — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
• Your eyes aren't deceiving you.
  — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
• Your eyes aren't deceiving you.
  — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
• That said, looks are deceiving with the cushion in the max stack.
  — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2024
• In its verb form, to be humbugged is to be deceived or be the victim of a hoax.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe and Douglas S. Wood, CNN, 21 Dec. 2019
• So some people got deceived and believed it.
  — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• Sweet Jesus, we were all deceived.
  — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
• Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.
  — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
• Isabelle awakens the next day alone and deceived.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
• Looks can be deceiving, Cali said.
  — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
• Your eyes aren’t deceiving you, Boise.
  — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
• But an apple tree can be deceiving.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025