scheming

Example Sentences

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Meng, who had initially been charged with scheming to evade US sanctions on Iran, was freed in September 2021.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Their closeness derails Rausch’s “three steps ahead” scheming.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

He played the son of a dock union leader, whose scheming charisma got him into trouble with other low-level criminals — but also endeared him to some viewers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

He manufactures, or tweaks, certain characters—Harlander, for instance, who is played by Christoph Waltz and echoes the scheming Dr. Pretorius in the 1935 “Bride.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The strangers on the Berg had taken notice of the two people scheming in the middle of the clearing.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner