- past progressive of delude.
Example Sentences
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"It is now clear that we were deluding ourselves," Krein wrote.
From Time • Aug. 17, 2017
Or would you assume the doctors were deluding you for nefarious purposes of there own?
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015
We were deluding ourselves with the idea that our weaknesses could not be remedied while fighting a war.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Finally, the census of 1790 provided unmistakable evidence that those antislavery advocates who believed that the future was on their side were deluding themselves.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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If I said he looked better, he would have me to know that nurses and doctors alike were deluding him with lies.
From The Lady of the Basement Flat by Earnshaw, Elizabeth