dirty tricks
Example Sentences
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His memoir, “The Deception Game,” reveals these dirty tricks in a rare eyewitness account of how states work to gain what is now called an information advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
But as accusations of corruption and dirty tricks against Mitterrand began to mount, his relations with the president became more distant.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Not everything that blows up during the Oscars race is down to dirty tricks, he believes.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
“There’s dirty tricks being played all over the place,” Swanson said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Besides running covert operations, including dirty tricks known as sabotage, Franklin’s work would include gathering intelligence, sending out counterintelligence agents to hunt for moles and British spies, and using propaganda against England.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
