Sentence examples for was being manipulative from inspiring English sources

"It was easy for the grown-ups to say the girl was being manipulative," she said.

"Of course, I knew I was being manipulative, but I wanted what I wanted.

He was angry that the task had fallen to him, and felt that his mother was being manipulative.

Would Lynch and Gutting say that I was being manipulative by trying to create such intuitive resonance?

The judge said it was possible that Amina was being manipulative, but there was a "degree of admission" from her father, who had admitted locking his daughter in his flat when he went out.

Lydia Martin of The Miami Herald said Chaiken was being manipulative not revealing Jenny's killer, so viewers would watch their online series.

At the same time, however, we shouldn't forget the ways a focus on female scientists' appearance may draw attention away from the scientist's professionalism, and there may be the implicit accusation that she is being manipulative and using her sexuality to attract attention.

In today's marketplace, people are hyper-aware of when they're being sold to, and they'll be quick to tune out the messaging of any brand they feel is being manipulative or deceitful.

But how do you end up feeling about yourself when you know that you are being manipulative rather than authentic?

A frustrated Resnick scolds his creation and informs the audience that his avatar is autonomous, and that he is being manipulative and disappointing.

Rather than responding with bewilderment or assuming that the child is being manipulative, it helps to ask: What is this student communicating?