Example Sentences

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The arrest and rescue follow the publication of a BBC investigation exposing how scammers in Mityana, posting social content of dogs in distress, have been tricking international donors out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

At Cinco de Cuatro, Lucille bumps into George, realises the brothers have been tricking her and tells George she wants a divorce.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2013

I could have been tricking Miranda’s dog, playing cards with A.J.’s family or watching Aldo balance a broom on his finger.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Why, you have been tricking and deceiving me.

From In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First by Speed, Lancelot

"Do you mean to intimate that you have been tricking me, sir?"

From The Landloper by Day, Holman