ruse

Example Sentences

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One day, and I guess that day has finally come, this ruse stopped working.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Markets will make wrong reads, fall for a ruse or bad news that turns out to be not so bad after all.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Viewers immediately saw through the ruse, recognizing that Ring’s web of surveillance could absolutely be used to watch almost everyone, almost everywhere, whether or not they’ve done something illegal.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

She said the woman used her friendship with Trump, who she met on social media, as a "ruse" to provoke jealousy in what she described as a "relationship full of dramas".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

“I’d sooner pose as poor than evil,” Quentyn had declared, when Gerris had explained his ruse to them.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin