How to Use subterfuge in a Sentence

subterfuge

noun
Definition of subterfugenext
Synonyms for subterfugenext
  • They obtained the documents by subterfuge.
  • Now there’s a lot of subterfuge and a lot of cloak and dagger.
    — Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Somehow, Hunt learned of the subterfuge and called Gabriel at the hotel to make the offer.
    — Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Karen doesn’t have to keep up the subterfuge by returning through the same door.
    — Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • These men hid their wounds, but their lives have been stained with the effort of that subterfuge.
    — James Wood, The New Yorker, 31 May 2017
  • Once filming was complete, the next stage of the gig began for Cox: the subterfuge.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Then again, that’s the first rule of espionage and subterfuge.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
  • That the performance was so damn good only made the subterfuge all the more worth it.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
  • The heart of the novel is the web of subterfuges, quarrels and reunions that comprise Julien and Mme.
    — J. Michael Lennon, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The subterfuge over labels doesn’t change the nature of the threat to our democracy.
    — Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • In the hope that such subterfuges are consigned to the past, her name on the program is cited as Maria Grandval.
    — Anthony Barcellos, sacbee, 8 June 2018
  • As a wiry shooting guard who topped out at 6-foot-4, Sir’Jabari Rice often has to get by with guile and subterfuge.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Both men were in the business of subterfuge and surveillance.
    — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Some of the subterfuge worked, but not all of the artifacts were protected.
    — Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The subterfuge may last until observers get around to the side and rear-quarter aspects.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Jon didn’t have to commit subterfuge and lie to his children or anything.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Of course, that could simply be subterfuge coming from Loomis.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The subterfuge is what has made the Magic Castle a rare destination for the past 60 years.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
  • Her messy blond bun and uniform of black turtlenecks have not been held up as a smoking gun in her subterfuge.
    — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Instead, he’s opened a sluice at the border and hopes, through subterfuge, to keep people from noticing.
    — The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The need on that side of the ball is so obvious that Stephen Jones doesn’t even attempt subterfuge going into the draft.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The committee, and Manchin, and indeed many others in the anti-deficit camp try to scare the public through subterfuge.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2021
  • But, as Stephen Colbert also pointed out last night, the half-baked subterfuge doesn't end there.
    — Jack Holmes, Esquire, 11 July 2017
  • Use subterfuge and luck to evade the police officers bent on stopping you.
    — Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2020
  • And in a scheme built on deception and subterfuge, that could be more valuable than anything else.
    — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2021
  • But alewives also doom lake trout in a manner that borders on subterfuge.
    — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Bell’s response was to express outrage at the B.I.J.’s subterfuge.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
  • Roy’s father turns to mild subterfuge to help his son win Celestial back.
    — Patty Rhule, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2018
  • On TV, as in life, politics is a full-contact sport that requires subterfuge.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The process hasn’t been tested since the election of 1824, and could be vulnerable to procedural subterfuge.
    — Jason Willick, Washington Post, 20 June 2024

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