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.
• On the other hand, who is more monstrous than those who deceive the desperate and needy, searching for answers?
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2021
• The original Captcha puzzles were an attempt to deceive them — not the humans.
  — New York Times, 23 Aug. 2021
• The goal: to deceive doctors and their patients into believing the painkiller wasn’t addictive.
  — Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Sep. 2021
• In the complaint, Michel blames Hill for mismanaging and deceiving her bandmates about the tour’s finances.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Oct. 2024
• The verdicts could determine whether others who knowingly deceive and harm patients in the future will have good reason to fear the legal hammer of justice.
  — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
• In addition, the fraud at issue has to be relevant to the business and must – as Sauer had noted – have the capacity or tendency to deceive.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
• But three of the contestants are secretly traitors, who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize by eliminating loyal contestants.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2021
• Defendants like Boyer are often surprised to learn that the government has a nearly limitless ability to deceive.
  — Rachel Poser, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
• The case hinges on whether Ms. Holmes intended to deceive investors and others and whether she was manipulated by Mr. Balwani.
  — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• In the song, Eilish croons about the pain of being deceived.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2020
• 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
• The waves that crash and spray near the shoreline can be deceiving.
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 July 2024
• But there are lies meant to impress, and there are lies meant to deceive.
  — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2024
• You should not be deceived, this event on 18th of March is not elections.
  — Rob Arcand, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2018
• In the case of Titi’s corn empanadas, looks were not deceiving.
  — Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
• There are games when the final box score is a bit deceiving.
  — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• Look closely at these tiny worlds and yep, your eyes don’t deceive you.
  — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, 7 June 2019
• Pro days don't do anything but deceive scouts and waste time until the NFL draft.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• Then again, Marvel and the people working with the studio have been known to lie and deceive fans.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 19 July 2022
• But because of the in-store only offers, some of the deals are deceiving.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
• But looks can be deceiving: The blades travel at 180 mph.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
• The bot's goal is to deceive his fellow contestants and land in their endgame.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
• Become a Subscriber In the south of Italy, distances deceive.
  — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
• The safety turns his hips to deceive his intentions, then covers the middle of the field.
  — cleveland, 25 Nov. 2020
• California filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against ExxonMobil yesterday, alleging the company spent decades deceiving the public about whether plastic could be recycled.
  — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024