sleight

Example Sentences

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But Beethoven also questions every sentiment in the Mass. Grandeur can so suddenly turn solemn that it feels almost a ceremonial sleight of hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

For years, the company pulled off this bizarre sleight of hand—effectively acting as a middleman that buys Bitcoin for you so your stock in the company is worth less than Bitcoin.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

The most recent sleight of hand is circular financing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

But that narrative is also a sleight of hand.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

Satan, in a classic rhetorical sleight of hand, doesn’t directly ask the question his speech hopes to answer.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith