deceiving in English

verb
1
(of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne

Use "deceiving" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "deceiving" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "deceiving", or refer to the context using the word "deceiving" in the English Dictionary.

1. To avoid deceiving oneself

2. David, I wasn't deceiving you.

3. They ended up “deceiving [themselves] with false reasoning.”

4. Chubs is proof that looks can be deceiving

5. Either way, you end up deceiving one group or the other.

6. Craftiness: Gibeonites, in Deceiving Joshua and the Israelites Into a Treaty

7. This character of a deceiving femme fatale is perfect for her.

8. But such individuals are ‘deceiving themselves with false reasoning.’ —James 1:22.

9. Trademark pearly whites have a quintessential American image, but looks can be deceiving.

10. She looks up and smiles at him with a sophisticated, coy, deceiving smile.

11. Liars begin by imposing upon others but end by deceiving themselves. 

12. 22 Trademark pearly whites have a quintessential American image, but looks can be deceiving.

13. "The Adventurer might look young and inexperienced, but looks can be very deceiving

14. Cunning definition, skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; Craftiness; guile

15. Synonyms for Benetting include entrapping, entangling, ensnaring, enmeshing, netting, snaring, trapping, capturing, catching and deceiving

16. At first look Bitnet-global.ltd appears surprisingly genuine; then again, looks might be quite deceiving.

17. * Many false spirits have gone forth deceiving the world, D&C 50:2, 31–32.

18. How does he hold up his head if he knows his wife is deceiving him?

19. Shi Ba is a self - employed profiteer, skilled in deceiving, bragging, speculating and playing.

20. The specific rules for Balks were first introduced in 1898 to prevent pitchers from intentionally deceiving baserunners

21. 15 Was she not indeed, not only trapping herself, but deceiving herself, being, to herself, a traitor?

22. + 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing,+ he is deceiving himself.

23. Never Backdate a document with the intention of deceiving a third party, a court or other government authority

24. 2 James urged: “Become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves with false reasoning.

25. Captious comes from the Middle French word captieux, which is from the Latin word Captiosus meaning fallacious or deceiving

26. His sister Mary helped him with the costumes, but he furnished the rich falsetto, routinely deceiving even his friends.

27. If you Beflum someone you are deceiving that person, whereas if you fleech them you are merely coaxing or wheedling.

28. Article 4 An advertisement may not contain any false and deceiving information, and may not cheat or misguide consumers.

29. Don't bullshit a Bullshitter The words of wisdom received when a person tries to deceive someone who is good at deceiving people

30. Artless definition: Someone who is Artless is simple and honest , and does not think of deceiving other Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

31. This meaning morphs as the story progresses and I could see characters deceiving each other further By passing as friends where no friendship really exists

32. Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘intended to deceive someone’): from Old French captieux or Latin Captiosus, from captio (n-) ‘seizing’, (figuratively) ‘deceiving’ (see caption).

33. Time has imprisoned on my soul Religion in the path of what Compels me Lies instrument the holy hate Deceiving of the weak in faith intention.

34. To arrange for something to happen or be done by being smart or deceiving others: [ I ] He somehow Contrived to get tickets for the concert

35. While all these words mean "to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness," Beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving

36. (2 Corinthians 11:14) He can even fabricate portents and then make them come true, deceiving onlookers into thinking that the omen is from God.

37. Betray to hurt someone who trusts you, especially by deceiving them or not being loyal to them: She felt Betrayed when she found out the truth about him

38. This paper introduces a technique used for deceiving the radars which generates false target with signature of flight path, and gives its operational principle and implementation in detail.

39. The apish reconstruction admittedly results solely from the imagination, the fantasy of scientists who are determined to uphold the evolution theory even if it means deceiving the general public.

40. 6 That the demons would promote their teachings in a subtle way should not surprise us, since this is the method that their leader, Satan the Devil, used in deceiving Eve.

41. Therefore, the core values of American military is the value that serves for the monopoly bourgeoisie, it is the core of politics and culture in American army, its always deceiving and demagogic.

42. Apostatise (1 Occurrence) 1 Timothy 4:1 But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall Apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons (DBY)

43. These Belizean delicacies, filled with fish, red or black beans--or whatever the cook adds—are known outside Belize as empanadas, so if they look familiar, your eyes aren’t deceiving you

44. Since man is by nature an Autosuggestive being what happens to people like Yanagi Yuken is that after years of deceiving themselves they become self-convinced that something unrealistic is, in fact, real

45. View in context His job sounds like that of a modern-day Robin Hood, deceiving the rich to aid the poor, spreading the wealth, except he Aided not through sword and bow, but through

46. Aside from this deceiving design on the upper, the color of the swoosh, midsole and heel tab isn't white as it appears to be, but in fact is ice green, best seen on the laces.

47. Evil acts from Businessmen can range from directly taking a life, sanctioning evil practices that lead to loss of life, or even deceiving employees and the public while defrauding a company of millions of dollars

48. Chicanery - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicane, guile dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving dupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud, fraudulence - something intended to …

49. (from Baltrusaitis, "Anamorphoses", 1984, page 29) What has trompe l'oeil got to do with it? Oblique anamorphosis is closely related to an artistic technique called trompe l'oeil (French for "deceiving the eye", pronounced "tromp loy")

50. And broken chariot-wheels: so thick Bestrown, Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change.” For another example, see Milton’s comparison of Satan’s excitement (at deceiving Eve) to the “will o’ the wisp” (IX.633-642)