sleight of hand

Example Sentences

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The most recent sleight of hand is circular financing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

The duo recently joined “AGT” champion magician Shin Lim in his Las Vegas residency with an act that merged their mental magic with Lim’s sleight of hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

But, as Kagan exposed, this was a rhetorical sleight of hand.

From Slate • May 15, 2025

It's almost like a magician, sleight of hand.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

They watched his dealing more closely, mistaking his clumsiness for a cardsharp’s sleight of hand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides