trickery

Example Sentences

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A real showboater is someone whose very mention elicits warm, fuzzy memories of flamboyant flicks and trickery.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The final shots, of Robert flying in an airplane for the first time, were captured with practical trickery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

His coordinators, who have stayed with him across four different schools since 2016, don’t rely on trickery or exotic blitzes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

“There’s a little bit of subterfuge or trickery going on.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2025

The next day the hunter performed his trickery and lured the herd into an open ing.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah