dirty tricks

Example Sentences

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Not everything that blows up during the Oscars race is down to dirty tricks, he believes.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Author Fabcaro and illustrator Didier Conrad have opted for a classic storytelling blend of fights, dirty tricks, local specialities -- and an encounter with Caesar himself.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

But for all the talk of South Carolina’s penchant for dirty tricks, the state also values the glad hand.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

“There’s dirty tricks being played all over the place,” Swanson said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

That included playing dirty tricks on Elizebeth and her unit.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield