try to deceive
Frequency: 7.514.0 per million words
To make an effort to mislead someone.
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- He will try to deceive you with his charm.
- The company tried to deceive its investors about its financial health.
- Don't even try to deceive me; I know the truth.
- The politician is trying to deceive the public with false promises.
- The suspect tried to deceive the police during the interrogation.
- She knew he would try to deceive her, so she was prepared for his lies.
- Throughout history, leaders have tried to deceive their people for personal gain.
- It's wrong to try to deceive someone who trusts you completely.
- While he was speaking, I could tell he was trying to deceive the entire room.
- If you give him another chance, he might just try to deceive you again.