trickery

Example Sentences

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His coordinators, who have stayed with him across four different schools since 2016, don’t rely on trickery or exotic blitzes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

After gaining one first down, they lined up for a punt on fourth down and tried some of the trickery that had worked so well in recent weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

He caused the La Liga side all kinds of problems with his dribbling and trickery.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

Because it’s not just the EU trade commissioner complaining about trickery.,

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2025

Whether it had been built that way, or because he had used magical trickery to make it so, Slughorn’s office was much larger than the usual teacher’s study.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling