tricks

Example Sentences

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It’s one of those cooking tricks that seems random and like it doesn’t actually add anything but immediately earns a permanent place in your rotation once you try it.

From Salon • May 28, 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

Sometimes, parents and teachers are pulling tricks of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“When customers or analysts start thinking, ‘Gosh, AI is gonna eat software or SaaS,’ it comes from the place of seeing parlor tricks.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

At first, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls