Sentence examples for prey to false from inspiring English sources

They also fall prey to false fantasies.

Mr. Rumsfeld rejected assertions that America and its allies had been duped into attacking innocent civilians or had fallen prey to false tips from warlords or other regional leaders hoping the American military would kill rival fighters.

Films such as My Night with Maud, Claire's Knee, Pauline at the Beach, Autumn Tale and now his latest The Lady and the Duke have all spun an intricate web of human joys and dilemma without ever falling prey to false sentiment.

Each year millions of people fall prey to false promises that this, that or the other formula or fortified food can protect their hearts, prevent cancer, improve memory, strengthen their bones, uncreak their joints, build their muscles, even enable them to burn extra calories without moving.

Discussing each in turn: All alarm systems are prey to false alarms, and the way in which staff and customers respond to these alarms is important (see Blackwood and Hayes 2003).

If you answered "yes," or "maybe," then you are falling prey to "false reassurance," one of the most common concerns about the false determinism that surrounds genetic testing.

The latter argument falls prey to the false "honest broker" narrative.

The powers that be have fallen prey to the false belief that if a technology is available – say, that allows it to spy on the populace – it should be used.

Since the beginning of the 1999 academic year, the dormitory had been prey to 18 false fire alarms, many of them occurring in the middle of the night and often caused by student pranks.

Like those working on theatrical grassroots community and education projects, this kind of touring is undervalued and often falls prey to the false idea that working at the RSC or Donmar is somehow better than working at ARC in Stockton-on-Tees, or touring to a village hall in the Highlands and Islands.

We've all at one time at least fallen prey to these false signals, myself included, further fueling the engine of social networks.