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: an attempt or device to deceive : trick
Her excuse turned out to be a deceit.
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: the quality of being dishonest or misleading : the quality of being deceitful : deceitfulness
… far from deceit or guile.—
John Milton
John MiltonExamples of deceit in a Sentence
a rise to power that was marked by treachery and deceit
she's completely free of deceit
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Much of the series’ pathos hinges on the growing schism between mother and son as Kanan begins to understand the horrors of Raq’s machinations and deceit (including tricking him into assassinating his biological father), leading him to try to go into business for himself.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Thirteen showed signs of possible deceit or suspicious activity.
—Donna McGuire, Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Only someone thoroughly marinated in gender ideology could believe this of a doctor who was just trying to raise the alarm about deceit in the treatment of children.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
The exposé marked the beginning of the end for Theranos, as multiple whistleblowers came forward with claims of secrets and deceit.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Thirteen showed signs of possible deceit or suspicious activity.
—Donna McGuire, Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Only someone thoroughly marinated in gender ideology could believe this of a doctor who was just trying to raise the alarm about deceit in the treatment of children.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
The exposé marked the beginning of the end for Theranos, as multiple whistleblowers came forward with claims of secrets and deceit.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deceit
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“Deceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deceit. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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