trickster

Example Sentences

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Are these machines stochastic parrots, or alien intelligences, or fraudulent tricksters?

From New York Times

Evolution is a dynamic process that can sometimes defy logic, but even trickster flowers from South Africa have something to teach us about the intricacies of life on Earth.

From Salon

In material terms, the tricksters are not in the young man’s class.

From Washington Post

But could it be that Duchamp, the trickster, is still lurking behind the Japanese conservatism that Sugimoto claims to champion?

From New York Times

And if the intrusion of trickster devils into a serious story sounds silly, it is.

From Seattle Times