ruse
Example Sentences
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One day, and I guess that day has finally come, this ruse stopped working.
From Los Angeles Times
Markets will make wrong reads, fall for a ruse or bad news that turns out to be not so bad after all.
From MarketWatch
Then it was loaded onto American C-5 cargo planes that flew over the Mediterranean before turning toward Saudi Arabia, bolstering the ruse that it was American equipment that was being delivered from the U.S.
Viewers immediately saw through the ruse, recognizing that Ring’s web of surveillance could absolutely be used to watch almost everyone, almost everywhere, whether or not they’ve done something illegal.
From Salon
If three kids figured out her ruse, the FBI must be getting close.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
