Wondering how to use Deception in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as deceit or legerdemain.
Deception meaning
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Synonyms of Deception
Using Deception
- The main meaning on this page is: An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
- Useful related words include: deceit, legerdemain, magic, trick.
- In the example corpus, deception often appears in combinations such as: deception and, of deception, the deception.
Context around Deception
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deception
- In this selection, "deception" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, self, history, day, pass, island and theft stand out and add context to how "deception" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include advantage by deception theft and and and self deception. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deception" sits close to words such as caste, communicated and corresponds, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deception
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Confront the deception directly. (4 words)
Can you smell lies and deception around you? (8 words)
And that, as Barak said, there’s a difference between deception and self-deception. (14 words)
When the Cabinet learned of the deception on 15 August, Herbert Morrison said that they had no right to decide that one man should die while another should survive but the deception continued anyway. (34 words)
If anyone understands losing a book deal, on the other hand, it is Calloway — and I think she also understands the process by which self-deception becomes just deception. (29 words)
A man accused of sexually abusing a majority of his nine adopted sons has new charges as prosecutors continue to paint a picture of depravity and deception against him. (29 words)
Can you smell lies and deception around you? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 1998, he faced 81 charges in Victoria, including obtaining financial advantage by deception, theft and obtaining property by deception.
And that, as Barak said, there’s a difference between deception and self-deception.
If anyone understands losing a book deal, on the other hand, it is Calloway — and I think she also understands the process by which self-deception becomes just deception.
The trio were charged with theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception, according to a statement of probable cause from the prosecutor’s office.
History Deception Island The Deception Pass area has been home to various Coast Salish tribes for thousands of years.
In the waters of Deception Pass, just east of the present-day Deception Pass Bridge, is a small island known as Ben Ure Island.
Seattle progressive rock band Queensrÿche filmed scenes of their video "Anybody Listening" near Deception Pass and Deception Island.
Seattle shoegaze act The Sight Below filmed the 2008 video for their track "Further Away" at Deception Pass, with Deception Island's scenic imagery prominently featured.
The practice of deception has been challenged by some psychologists who maintain that deception under any circumstances is unethical, and that other research strategies (e.
When the Cabinet learned of the deception on 15 August, Herbert Morrison said that they had no right to decide that one man should die while another should survive but the deception continued anyway.
A 22-year-old was charged with 22 counts of theft from a motor vehicle, two counts of obtaining property by deception, criminal damage and multiple bail offences.
A man accused of sexually abusing a majority of his nine adopted sons has new charges as prosecutors continue to paint a picture of depravity and deception against him.
And anyone who watched their bit on NBA TV would have seen the viral video was a classic case of deception.
Austin Gatlin-Holt (Roger Howarth) knows Nikolas survived and saved him that fateful night, so his deception has to come out eventually.
Barricade may not have the most physical power, but his strength comes from his deception.
Based on Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, the title drops players into a fever dream of violent puppets, widespread plague, and deception.
But the deception wasn’t, as one might expect, designed to drum up interest in the Little Shapes NFT project.
But we also believe that Exxon’s campaign of concealment and deception contributed to the problem.
Can you smell lies and deception around you?
Confront the deception directly.
Common combinations with deception
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- deception and 30×
- of deception 26×
- the deception 19×
- by deception 18×
- and deception 18×
- his deception 8×
- her deception 7×
- deception in 7×
- deception pass 5×
- with deception 5×