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legerdemain
Example Sentences
Main Entry:
leg·er·de·main
[
lej-er-d
uh
-
meyn
]
/
ˌlɛdʒ
ər
dəˈmeɪn
/
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legerdemain
Part of Speech:
Main Entry:
legerdemain
Part of Speech:
Example Sentences
Nor was such acoustic
legerdemain
the evening's only astonishment.
He's done it with equal doses of courage and
legerdemain
.
Even in retrospect the outcome seems a bit of
legerdemain
.
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Nor was such acoustic
legerdemain
the evening's only astonishment.
He's done it with equal doses of courage and
legerdemain
.
Even in retrospect the outcome seems a bit of
legerdemain
.
But their accounting
legerdemain
typically has the desired effect for only brief periods.
The manner in which such properties are snapped up makes one think
legerdemain
is employed.
The piece is less a dialogue between soloist and ensemble than a feat of sonic
legerdemain
.
The point is the raw materials, not a saucier's
legerdemain
.
Nobody writing today has his bag of literary tricks and can produce them with such effortless
legerdemain
.
It's a bit of
legerdemain
which preys upon preconceived notions and optimism.
She drew the shades, though not so completely as absolutely to forestall
legerdemain
.
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legerdemain
Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
legerdemain
Part of Speech:
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