- plural of wile.
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
No feminine wiles to fall back on—I stepped into the whitewashed stone room with my heart going berserk against my ribs like a detonating engine.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
