ruse

Example Sentences

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What he says tonight will be carefully scrutinised by US allies and adversaries, some of whom will wonder whether it constitutes a ruse.

From BBC

The obvious answer to this question would be that, were the “Jury Duty” creators to repeat the courtroom premise, their “hero” would be far more likely to clock the ruse.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From The Wall Street Journal