trick into
verb
tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.
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In his telling, he was tricked into working as a cleaner for Hanson, who bankrolled his gambling through a staking agreement, in which a backer funds the bets and takes a cut of any profits. —
Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026 Instead of installing an update, you can be tricked into enrolling your Windows computer in a remote management system controlled by attackers. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Tosca, who has also been tricked into thinking Cavaradossi will live, is heartbroken and, in the terrifyingly emotive final minutes of the opera, jumps to her death. —Courtney Lewis, Florida Times-Union, 28 Mar. 2026 Authorities say dozens of victims were tricked into providing their account information. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Staff, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trick into
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026 Instead of installing an update, you can be tricked into enrolling your Windows computer in a remote management system controlled by attackers. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Tosca, who has also been tricked into thinking Cavaradossi will live, is heartbroken and, in the terrifyingly emotive final minutes of the opera, jumps to her death. —Courtney Lewis, Florida Times-Union, 28 Mar. 2026 Authorities say dozens of victims were tricked into providing their account information. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Staff, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trick into
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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