SUBTERFUGE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for SUBTERFUGE, such as:
1. Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories.
2. He cared little that he was in mortal sin, that his life had grown to be a tissue of subterfuge and falsehood.
3. As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
2. He cared little that he was in mortal sin, that his life had grown to be a tissue of subterfuge and falsehood.
3. As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
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Meanings and Examples of SUBTERFUGE
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subterfuge
n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
Classic Sentence:
1 He cared little that he was in mortal sin, that his life had grown to be a tissue of subterfuge and falsehood.
2 This was difficult, for Scarlett had not a subtle bone in her body; and Gerald was so much like her he never failed to penetrate her weak subterfuges, even as she penetrated his.
3 She'd have to put ruffles in her bosom to make them look larger and she had always had contempt for girls who resorted to such subterfuges.
Example Sentence:
1 As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
2 Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories.