trick
Example Sentences
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“The psychological trick I would play on myself at each meet was to imagine the water I’d dive into was freezing cold,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Chinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But it turned out that general manager Les Snead had yet another trick up his sleeve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In the past, utilizing older farming equipment for longer helped do the trick.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
My brain won’t drop the pulsing and the flames, so I try to trick it into thinking about something else—song lyrics.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
