Sentence examples for could deceive from inspiring English sources

He could deceive but was not petty.

But even at close range, the clothes in this clever Proenza show could deceive you — and then seduce you.

Winning this amount of games in a row could deceive you into thinking that you're playing your best.

But amid the street parties, the ubiquitous celebrations and the huge, sometimes impassable crowds in Amsterdam, appearances could deceive.

They examined puzzles about whether God could deceive humankind, regardless of the evidence, and about whether he could render all human reasoning open to doubt.

A more substantive claim against them may be that they approved Fastow's partnership deals so that they could deceive investors and cover up Enron's disastrous course.

But the order also put airlines on notice that they could not deceive consumers and could face sanctions if they failed to alert callers to the possibility of a lower Internet fare.

They had, with the complicity of his friends, found a place where they could make love — for her, the first time — and, out of commitment to a sincerity beyond their years, he couldn't deceive her and let her suffer the disillusions of persisting with a career that was not open to her level of performance.

How could he deceive his family, friends and colleagues?

She could never deceive anyone herself, and the idea of someone she loves doing that to her blows her mind".

The English clown was descended from the Vice character of the medieval mystery plays, a buffoon and prankster who could sometimes deceive even the Devil.