scheming
Example Sentences
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“So now it looks like I had been kind of scheming and forcing this to happen,” Adkins said.
Her 2017 debut, “Dark Blue Girl,” concerned a young girl scheming to keep her separated parents from getting back together.
From Los Angeles Times
But Aunt Kitty had other plans, and after we sat down with Mr. Pinkerton at his Philadelphia hotel, I learned what scheming she had in store.
From Literature
He skilfully won over his opponents, with his humorous and likeable character enabling his scheming and deceit to fly under the radar.
From BBC
But, after scheming to obtain the résumés of rival applicants, he worries one of them is better positioned to be hired.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
