tricks

Example Sentences

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The drug industry has been trying for years to develop tricks to shuttle the drugs that treat Alzheimer’s disease through the body’s protective brain-blood barrier, which blocks 99% of a dose from reaching the brain.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Here’s hoping he has more of these magic tricks up his sleeve.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Solo travelling, sleeping in a transit van and sharing rooms are all money-saving tricks used by lower-ranked players over the years.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

That’s what Thompson is offering on “Never Be the Same”: no magic tricks or sleights of hand, but songs that listeners will feel and live.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Lizzie worried that her mother and aunts could be accused of playing tricks.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock