skullduggery

Example Sentences

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What the Bullmers and company should have known is not to bring a crusading journalist aboard a boat where so much skullduggery is on the itinerary, and so many spoilers in the cargo hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

To challenge that French postcolonial imperium built by cunning, corruption and covert skullduggery, Moscow needed an operative who could match Jacques Foccart’s legendary mastery of the dirty business of empire, measure for measure.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

"That's a pretty hefty prize for low-tech skullduggery," Tomasco said.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

And that's just the start, as a serious accident starts the crew wondering if some skullduggery might be afoot.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2022

"Very likely he's up to some skullduggery, sir," Matt opined.

From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)