Sentence examples for deceitful at from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "deceitful at" is not grammatically correct and is not commonly used in written English.
A more appropriate phrase might be "deceitful in," as in "The politician was known for being deceitful in his dealings with the public." This phrase means that the politician was generally deceitful in all aspects of his interactions with the public. Alternatively, you could use "deceitful about," as in "She was deceitful about her involvement in the scandal." This phrase means that she was intentionally dishonest or misleading about her role in the scandal. It is also possible to use "deceitful with," as in "He was deceitful with his friends' money." This means that he was dishonest or fraudulent in his handling of his friends' money. Example: The CEO's actions were deceitful at best, and they ultimately led to the downfall of the company.

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In the film, Cumberbatch plays Assange as a quicksilver saviour, humane at times, deceitful at others, never less than human.

The revelations caused a public furor on Capitol Hill and made BP look derelict at best and deceitful at work.

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"There is no prohibition against deceitful practices" at Internet air fare sites, said Paul Stephen Dempsey, a University of Denver professor of transportation law and vice chairman of Frontier Airlines.

In it, he raged against religion, women, rich kids, debauchery and the "deceitful charlatans" at Virginia Tech, where he was studying English.It was the worst peacetime shooting in American history.

The article quotes Paul Stephen Dempsey, vice chairman of Frontier Airlines, as saying "there is no prohibition against deceitful practices" at Internet air fare sites, and "no obligation that these sites provide the lowest fares or best routings".

CPRE complained that the company had tried to bully the charity into giving way, after Cadbury wrote to national chairman Shaun Spiers suggesting its fundraising was "at best deceitful and at worst fraudulent".

The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's fatwa against nuclear weapons and the Islamic Republic's assertions that it simply seeks to develop the civilian power program it inherited from the Shah are both roundly dismissed as sophistry at best and, at worst, deceitful.

And it is here – as in the congressional opposition to the Syria bombing – that they have a positive contribution to make in the transition from the deceitful, violent, and increasingly-repressive-at-home regime of the so-called "war on terror".

There is no level of outrage directed at his deceitful ads.

Cumming also pokes fun at the deceitful cabaret convention of the final song followed by the pre-planned encore, but when the moment arrives he delivers exactly what we want.

Press reports have revealed that the company has frequently been purposefully deceitful about nuclear problems at other sites in the past.

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