subterfuge

Example Sentences

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Through methods like search engine optimization and other nifty page-ranking subterfuge, this nonverified content climbs to the top of search results and people’s consciousness.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

As the blunt but sweet small-town police chief, Marge Gunderson, McDormand shows up only when the audience is up to their eyeballs in snowy subterfuge.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

And—circling back to “Slater the Traitor”—industrial espionage is also proliferating, as individuals and nations look to gain through subterfuge.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

They found tests showed it was possible, but there was no evidence of this type of subterfuge taking place.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

This subterfuge would be assisted by the fact of his staying at Corbin castle, instead of at the actual place of the tournament.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White