Sentence example with the word 'trickery'

trickery

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Definition n. verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

Last update: June 7, 2015


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It was trickery on the part of Chanakya to over throw the Nandas.   [Please select]

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It may be urged that if none of the phenomena is genuine we have to assume a large amount of apparently aimless trickery in non-professional mediums. But it must be borne in mind that the most excellent moral character in the medium is no guaranteee against trickery, unless it can be proved that he was in no abnormal mental condition when the phenomena occurred; and extraordinary deceptions are known to have been carried on by hysterical patients and others with no apparent motive.   [Please select]

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Then began the mutual trickery and deceit.   [Please select]

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During the period of his ascendancy she plagued him with her wanton ways, her sauciness and trickery.   [Please select]

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It required hours of struggle with his fairer, nobler nature to bring himself low enough to do trickery, but the natal influence mastered.   [Please select]

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He became cunning; he had idle time in which to devote himself to thoughts of trickery.   [Please select]

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"I took by trickery a magic pitcher from the same foolish young man."   [Please select]

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It looked square on the surface; but, underneath, it meant trickery and roguery.   [Please select]

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