subterfuge

Example Sentences

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Through methods like search engine optimization and other nifty page-ranking subterfuge, this nonverified content climbs to the top of search results and people’s consciousness.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

As the blunt but sweet small-town police chief, Marge Gunderson, McDormand shows up only when the audience is up to their eyeballs in snowy subterfuge.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

And—circling back to “Slater the Traitor”—industrial espionage is also proliferating, as individuals and nations look to gain through subterfuge.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The Miami Hurricanes’ coach has turned the natural secrecy, stealth, and subterfuge of college football and turned it into his signature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

That is to say, there is no subterfuge implied in such an action, and I for one had no intention of overhearing to the extent I did that evening.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro