Sentence examples similar to pernicious deception from inspiring English sources

This seems a completely fantastical and probably pernicious self-deception.

"Pernicious quicksand!

But pernicious?

You have pernicious anemia.

Deception works.

Lastly, deception.

Staff deception.

Ultimately, deception will beget deception.

That is pernicious.

And they are pernicious.

Domestic abuse is pernicious.