dirty trick
Example Sentences
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They asked contributors to “use every dirty trick you know to make your problems as brutal as possible,” says Elliot Glazer, a mathematician at Epoch AI who led the benchmark study.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024
The health code “can also easily be used as a dirty trick for stability maintenance,” said Lin Yingqiang, a longtime petitioner from Fuzhou, in southeastern China.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2022
He was caught on camera deliberately disturbing the penalty spot with his boot, a most despicable dirty trick, and then chases down the referee to tell him why his penalty decision was wrong.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2022
Cutting me off at the pass is a dirty trick.
From The Verge • Sep. 17, 2021
Georgie and Frankie liked Katie but thought it was a dirty trick for Johnny to skip out and leave them to take care of their mother.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
