Sentence examples for a deceiving from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a deceiving" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly as "deceiving" is an adjective and should not be preceded by "a."
Example: "It was a deceiving appearance that led us to believe everything was fine."
Alternatives: "a misleading" or "a deceptive."

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It is a deceiving pitch, Lilliquist said, because Martinez throws it the same way he does his fastball.

The focus is street foods and other small plates, a deceiving concept since many portions are quite large.

He combined an effective fastball with a deceiving curveball to strike out more Cardinals through six innings than either Santana or Dickey did in nine.

But Lilly, who is a deceiving 3-6 with a tidy 3.40 earned run average, said his uncertain future did not affect him yesterday.

Rusch is quiet and he does not throw hard, but he has worked at least six innings in 15 of his 18 starts, he has allowed three earned runs or less 13 times and he is a deceiving 7-7.

It was not until I read Sarton's biography, by Margot Peters, that I discovered the truth about her life and character and discovered what a deceiving concoction the whole journal is.

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"The Lady with the Dog" plays with the paradox that a lie - a husband deceiving a wife or a wife deceiving a husband - can be the fulcrum of truth of feeling, a vehicle of authenticity.

TOO MUCH TRUST The Salander fraud was a case of a dealer deceiving his clients.

In addition, the existence of trust cannot explain the phenomenon of "shashu (taking advantage of an acquaintance, literally, deceiving a familiar person)".

But that is a bit deceiving.

But, in this case, the number of winners is a bit deceiving.

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