subterfuge

Example Sentences

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Through methods like search engine optimization and other nifty page-ranking subterfuge, this nonverified content climbs to the top of search results and people’s consciousness.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

As the blunt but sweet small-town police chief, Marge Gunderson, McDormand shows up only when the audience is up to their eyeballs in snowy subterfuge.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

And—circling back to “Slater the Traitor”—industrial espionage is also proliferating, as individuals and nations look to gain through subterfuge.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Pulling it off required 18 months of meticulous planning, daring subterfuge, high-tech gadgets, cool nerves—and a dollop of luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

But the harassed and unfeeling teachers assured each other that this was just a subterfuge for a child to get out of the classroom for a little while.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith