Example Sentences

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Mayorkas, on his second day of a visit to the Rio Grande Valley, said smugglers were deceiving migrants and luring them on a dangerous journey.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

On that first evening, I thought my eyes were deceiving me.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

Wes Craven, the director, looked preppy, wearing Ralph Lauren and chinos, but looks were deceiving as he had a visionary mind.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission also has rules on these practices and could determine that the calls were deceiving for consumers.

From The Verge • Feb. 28, 2019

At first the poor man thought that his eyes were deceiving him.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith