machinations
Example Sentences
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It is understood Savinho is keen to leave during this transfer window, with the machinations towards his potential move to London now under way.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But Margaret and Alice’s quick-witted machinations provide the basis for a merry outing at the theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
And all these machinations are within the rules?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It is all a bit schlocky — which can be fun, depending on your bent — but the increasingly elaborate machinations reveal something useful.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Power is the greatest aphrodisiac,” Kissinger famously said, and it must have been true: because Chapter Eleven was glued to the set night after night, following the machinations of diplomacy.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
