wile
Example Sentences
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Ninety percent of charges were for some form of child abuse, neglect or endangerment wile 86% of cases did not require prosecutors to find evidence of harm to the fetus.
From Salon
The sleazy, scheming De Guiche has been using his power and manipulative wiles to trap Roxanne in a situation where she’ll have no choice but to receive him as her lover.
From Los Angeles Times
He also intimated that Ruth Belville used her feminine wiles to get custom.
From BBC
England's scrum creaked, perhaps decisively, when the wisdom and wiles of Cole and Marler departed.
From BBC
My concern is that it’s all too tempting to yield to such wiles in the name of saving time and minimizing effort.
From Scientific American
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
