manipulated

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The number of crossings on Thursday may be higher, as some ships turned off or manipulated their AIS transponder signals to avoid detection, AXSMarine said in a news release.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” claiming that she was manipulated and misrepresented in the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

I can think of one case where a senior civilian in the Pentagon manipulated the promotion process to make sure that certain colonels were lifted to the rank of general.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

In a notorious 2015 speech, Kovalchuk warned that the West was moving toward the creation of “servant humans”—controllable people with limited self-awareness and manipulated reproduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Was all of that information tainted or manipulated by the Soviets to mislead the Americans and their allies?

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau