subterfuge

Example Sentences

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“The Baron of Wall Street” proclaims that Dillon—not alone in his era—enriched himself through “chicanery, subterfuge, and graft.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While many correctly see the strikes as a mechanism of putting military pressure on Venezuela, forgotten in this subterfuge is that sometimes it’s a lawyer’s job to say no.

From Salon

He agonized over the couple’s son, who had just witnessed his mother’s violent death, and vowed not to cheat the law with “subterfuge.”

From Los Angeles Times

Barbara, 70, even had a Canadian lapel pin in her pocket – a gift from another tourist - which she thought might come in useful if further subterfuge proved necessary.

From BBC

He agonized over their 22-year-old son, who had just witnessed his mother’s violent death, and vowed not to cheat the law with “subterfuge.”

From Los Angeles Times