DECOY in a Sentence
Learn DECOY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
10 example sentences for DECOY, such as:
1. The wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy.
2. It was the note with which Holmes had decoyed him.
3. He used a whistle to decoy the birds within range.
4. Officer Langley acted as a decoy to catch the rapist.
5. The old gentleman could not be decoyed outside of his grounds at night.
2. It was the note with which Holmes had decoyed him.
3. He used a whistle to decoy the birds within range.
4. Officer Langley acted as a decoy to catch the rapist.
5. The old gentleman could not be decoyed outside of his grounds at night.
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Meanings and Examples of DECOY
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decoy
n. lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
Classic Sentence:
1 It seems to be a provision of Nature; a decoy to secure mothers for the race.
2 The idea of using her as a decoy was clearly already in his mind, though he may not have been certain how the details of his plot were to be arranged.
3 It is thought that Flora decoyed my wife out and laid some terrible trap for her.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
4 The old gentleman could not be decoyed outside of his grounds at night.
5 It was the note with which Holmes had decoyed him.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
6 I looked over the paper, for I really did not know what he meant; but he took it from me and pointed out a paragraph about children being decoyed away at Hampstead.
Example Sentence:
1 The wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy.
2 Feeling dejected over having driven 3 hours for nothing I pulled the decoy and started walking up the ridge to leave.
3 Officer Langley acted as a decoy to catch the rapist.
4 He used a whistle to decoy the birds within range.