wiles

Example Sentences

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He did it with speed, superior skills and passing wiles that allowed him to rack up goals by the dozen and helped his teammates do the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2025

England's scrum creaked, perhaps decisively, when the wisdom and wiles of Cole and Marler departed.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Caught between the maniacal determination of Purlie and the tyrannous wrath of Cotchipee, Lutiebelle discovers wiles she never knew she possessed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

My concern is that it’s all too tempting to yield to such wiles in the name of saving time and minimizing effort.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2023

Despite all his wiles, Moose failed to sway the professor.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner