wiles

Example Sentences

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Beneath the character’s flirtatious wiles, her powerful soprano brought steel to Blanche’s determination to live in her fantasy—a lost world of wealth and graciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

England's scrum creaked, perhaps decisively, when the wisdom and wiles of Cole and Marler departed.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Caught between the maniacal determination of Purlie and the tyrannous wrath of Cotchipee, Lutiebelle discovers wiles she never knew she possessed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

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 • Sep. 29, 2023

Jeffrey saw Renee and started to whirl toward her — she lives around the corner from us, and I guess not even four-year-olds are immune to her charms and wiles.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick