Example Sentences

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Sentencing her, Judge Jason Taylor KC said: "Blinded by your greed you persistently and manipulatively pulled whatever lever you thought necessary to fund your extravagant lifestyle."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Once he enters your mind, like Tartuffe did with his benefactor, he will reside there manipulatively, never letting go.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2024

He’s convinced Dr. Melfi has hung it there manipulatively, to coax him into some kind of breakthrough.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2018

“The Hollars” drives inexorably to a conclusion that feels as manipulatively mawkish as it is impossibly tidy, typical of a genre that too often tries to have it both ways.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2016

For many lads, it’s their lifeblood, and it shouldn’t be restricted, withdrawn, or used manipulatively except under the most serious circumstances.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz