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

The most recent sleight of hand is circular financing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

The duo recently joined “AGT” champion magician Shin Lim in his Las Vegas residency with an act that merged their mental magic with Lim’s sleight of hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

Alex Mitchell provided the speed at the breakdown to manoeuvre the Clermont defence, while Smith's control and sleight of hand behind him enticed his outside runners to carry hard and breach the gain-line.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

But what seem to be supernatural events are really sleight of hand.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner