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trickery

[trik-uh-ree] / ˈtrɪk ə ri /


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His trickery and creativity was on display throughout against Fulham, along with an impressive work-rate.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

War is filled with flopping, feints and trickery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

When Healey resigned earlier this month, his allies had claimed that "Treasury trickery" had in effect inflated the money that appeared to be attached to the investment plan.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

He appears to have dedicated much of his time there to putting out videos and written posts about demons and their trickery.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

I got used to sitting next to him in the Truman theater and having him nudge me with his elbow in reaction to his own trickery and whisper, “I just love that!”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

But trickeries of some sort existed on all the popular TV quizzes, not just Twenty-One.

From Time Magazine Archive

But it irks me too bitterly to see this wicked knave, who by his trickeries has taken away all my customers, so amusing himself with my misery.”

From Flemish Legends by Charles de Coster

All the perpetrators of the crime, except Madame de la Motte, confessed to their share in it; so the whole series of gigantic cheats and trickeries was exposed.

From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Mrs Goddard Orpen

But Dingane was becoming weary of them and their trickeries.

From The Induna's Wife by Bertram Mitford

It was several seconds before the trickeries of nature, in the way of echoes, terminated and matters settled down to their natural quiet.

From The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne by Edward Sylvester Ellis


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