dirty tricks

Example Sentences

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One strategist predicted that the next generation of dirty tricks could be direct-to-voter misinformation that skips social media sites entirely.

From New York Times

"It is not ruled out that the aggressor used tactics of little dirty tricks because its aggressive plans are not working out on a large scale," it said.

From Reuters

It later came out that Bundy had obtained his dirt on Rosellini through methods that would seem like normal political dirty tricks under different circumstances, but take on a potentially ominous cast in this context.

From Salon

Why would we give O’Connell an opportunity to portray us as playing dirty tricks and generate a backlash?

From Seattle Times

They’re unreliable, they guzzle reportedly $12,000-a-gallon ink, and their manufacturers have been known to use dirty tricks, scare tactics, and DRM to strongly encourage you to buy cartridges exclusively from them.

From The Verge