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

Fisher: … sleight of hand, misdirection, various different forms of magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

He’d learned sleight of hand from the cardsharps and monte runners on East Stave, and spent hours practicing it in front of a muddy mirror he’d bought with his first week’s pay.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo