Example Sentences
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The headline number is probably going to be deceiving, however.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
The name Strawberry Moon is deceiving as the Moon is not actually pink or red in colour.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
"We know very well that you've been deceiving us for years," Grushko told him.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
