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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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But all 12 are saturated with deceit, consternation and heartbreak.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
His real estate business, with finances overseen by a subservient non-CPA, committed so much deceit that the Trump Organization ended up convicted of tax crimes and its former chief financial officer went to jail—twice.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
His real estate business, with finances overseen by a subservient non-CPA, committed so much deceit that the Trump Organization ended up convicted of tax crimes and its former chief financial officer went to jail—twice.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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
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 29 Mar. 2025.
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