Examples of 'deceive themselves' in a sentence

Meaning of "deceive themselves"

deceive themselves: Means to trick or mislead oneself. Used to describe situations where individuals are not honest with themselves or are in denial about something

How to use "deceive themselves" in a sentence

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deceive themselves
People who deceive themselves every day.
Or perhaps they consciously deceive themselves.
They deceive themselves and those around them.
Women can never deceive themselves.
To deceive themselves and many others.
Too bad for those who deceive themselves.
They have to deceive themselves to deceive the abuser.
Central bankers merely deceive themselves.
But they only deceive themselves and do not realise it.
And argue not on behalf of those who deceive themselves.
Real artists do not deceive themselves or their public.
Nobody should cling to such hope and deceive themselves.
They are trying to deceive themselves into believing in a world of reality.
But here both doctor and patient deceive themselves.
Let none deceive themselves.

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People who love each other do not even deceive themselves.
There are people who deceive themselves to avoid confronting difficult situations.
Giving someone a hand who maybe needs to deceive themselves just a little.
They deceive themselves.
You are correct in the theory that a lot of women tend to deceive themselves.
Though there are those who deceive themselves by putting a false.
People deceive themselves about their ability to read novels intelligently.
The second category is far more dangerous because they deceive themselves.
They deceive themselves by the lies they speak to themselves and to others.
And are those who would continue to deceive themselves and drag others down with them.
His routine is spectacular, both reaching magicians deceive themselves.
Many people deceive themselves by thinking that noise is something they can get accustomed to.
The Chinese must not deceive themselves.
Yet many deceive themselves into thinking that He is.
Let the Government not deceive themselves.
Furthermore, no one should deceive themselves into thinking that only multilateral negotiations are difficult.
However, they were clearly trying to deceive themselves.
We might wonder how they could deceive themselves with these objects of wood and stone.
Why do imperfect humans have a tendency to deceive themselves?
Moreover, people deceive themselves in religious matters.
By refusing to believe, they deceive themselves.
It 's the ones that deceive themselves that frighten me.
Maybe because of their interests, they seem to deceive themselves.
Never scrupulous in conduct, they deceive themselves throughout their lives.
Self-deception often goes unrecognized because most people deceive themselves.
Dawson, you're right that people deceive themselves with their hopes.
The greater number, however, took advantage of it to mislead others or deceive themselves.
Alas! how easily men can deceive themselves.
They stop journeying, stay in place, become stagnant, lose hope and deceive themselves.
In doing this, they bolster their wrong thinking and willingly deceive themselves ever further.
James 1:22 says that those who hear the Word and do not do it deceive themselves.
Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.
Insincere people not only deceive others, they deceive themselves.
Propaganda does not deceive people ; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.

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