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

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

Because it’s not just the EU trade commissioner complaining about trickery.,

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2025

Astounding transformations, in which one character takes on the appearance of another, will leave you wondering how the trickery was pulled off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Moushumi can’t resort to such trickery, can’t write in Bengali.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri