sleight

Example Sentences

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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

He took two touches in a packed penalty area - his sleight of foot evading Everton's defence - before he wrong-footed goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with a right-foot finish in front of The Kop.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

He’d never lost his love for sleight of hand, and he graduated from palming coins to cards, cups, wallets, and watches.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo