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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Can it be tricked into bypassing a safety guardrail? — Joan Vendrell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 The prank involved cast members being locked in a dark room and tricked into thinking a rattlesnake was loose in there with him. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Many of the performers are complaining that they were tricked into performing. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 More recently, TikTok creators have brought the handy trick into the mainstream. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trick into

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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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