sleight

Example Sentences

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For years, the company pulled off this bizarre sleight of hand—effectively acting as a middleman that buys Bitcoin for you so your stock in the company is worth less than Bitcoin.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

He had moments at Wembley, especially with some superb sleight of foot, but both he and Tuchel would have wished for better end product.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

The most recent sleight of hand is circular financing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

In Zehme’s depiction, Carson’s public persona was a deception, a sleight of hand befitting a man who started as a magician and never lost his love for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

I can learn to hustle, learn some sleight of hand of my own.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz