scheming

Example Sentences

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Meng, who had initially been charged with scheming to evade US sanctions on Iran, was freed in September 2021.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Their closeness derails Rausch’s “three steps ahead” scheming.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Her 2017 debut, “Dark Blue Girl,” concerned a young girl scheming to keep her separated parents from getting back together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Dee and Ash provide a genuinely puzzling angle amid all the people running and searching and scheming and waiting for the disparate parts of Mr. Coben’s 19th-century-style plotting to intersect in Dickensian fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

“Gee, thanks,” I said dryly, half flattered he thought I was capable of that level of scheming.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken