beguile
verb (used with object)
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
have beguiled
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present perfectof beguile.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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That is a broad-brush judgment, and unfair to many Russians, including the artists and creators who have beguiled audiences across the globe.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
The books have beguiled and confounded nearly every critic, editor and novelist who has read them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2015
“Oh, I see. I’m the wicked Grisha seductress. I have beguiled you with my Grisha wiles!”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
I still hoped at that time that we should have the delight of seeing him once more: I foreboded dangers for him, but not those sad events which have beguiled my life of every joy.
From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Ludwig Tieck
A piece of needle-work might have beguiled the way.
From Holiday House A Series of Tales by Catherine Sinclair
