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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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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
Determined to uncover the truth, Min-tae embarks on a relentless pursuit, navigating a web of deceit involving his former crime syndicate and the police.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Krauss’s ethereal voice is as haunting as ever on this mournful ballad, where doleful lyrics look back on a time marked by regret and deceit, and get elevated by the elegant interplay between Krauss’ voice and Jerry Douglas’s soul-piercing steel guitar.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Yet the findings of science challenged this way of thinking, and Kingsley grew increasingly uneasy with the deceit and parasitism science uncovered in the natural world.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Determined to uncover the truth, Min-tae embarks on a relentless pursuit, navigating a web of deceit involving his former crime syndicate and the police.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Krauss’s ethereal voice is as haunting as ever on this mournful ballad, where doleful lyrics look back on a time marked by regret and deceit, and get elevated by the elegant interplay between Krauss’ voice and Jerry Douglas’s soul-piercing steel guitar.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Yet the findings of science challenged this way of thinking, and Kingsley grew increasingly uneasy with the deceit and parasitism science uncovered in the natural world.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 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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