Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Alex is so attuned to the “textures and habits” of the elite, so sure she can pull one over on them that she of course hoodwinks herself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023

Jackman plays Harold Hill, the con man who hoodwinks the good citizens of River City, Iowa, into believing that he can transform their untrained youngsters into a professional-grade marching band.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022

He's charismatic and persuasive, and he somehow hoodwinks a class just as impressionable as he.

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2012

Or perhaps Facebook is betting we're too lazy and ignorant to read the fine print, just like wireless carriers who try to dazzle us with their sleight-of-plan hoodwinks.

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2012

A false message carried by an American courier hoodwinks the British.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen