Example Sentences

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A defensively challenged team with deceivingly solid record not matched by 23rd-ranked goal differential of minus-11.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

The challenge then becomes how to get an electron to scatter its tracks so deceivingly.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023

Although leaf litter can look deceivingly stagnant, a microscopic world of activity teems beneath the foliage.

From National Geographic • Oct. 12, 2023

It may at first seem daunting to carve out time to follow these deceivingly simple tips.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023

Little Wolf was narrow and deceivingly deep in places.

From Winning the Wilderness by Marchand, J. N.