smoke screen
Example Sentences
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An adviser to Aksyonov, Oleg Kryuchkov, claimed that “a smoke screen was put up by special services.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2023
In this case, the seemingly straightforward phrase “relocate or resign” could be a smoke screen concealing an attempt to shrink workforce numbers without the accompanying negative press that mass layoffs invariably attract.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023
One union called the figures a "smoke screen" because most reserves are ring-fenced for specific projects.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022
Or maybe this all proves to be a smoke screen and the Dodgers ultimately go with Urías in Game 1, after all, electing to treat their apparent ace like one.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2022
“Great. I should have installed a smoke screen that makes the ship smell like a giant chicken nugget. Remind me to invent that, next time.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
