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
Thy brow so soft—thy cheek so fair— Thy looks so sweetly mild— Thy angel air—thy angel smile, My spirit have beguiled.
From Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems by James Avis Bartley
My cross was so much heavier to me at first, as it was strictly forbidden to give me either knife, scissors, thread, or anything that might have beguiled the time to me.
From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
