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Six example sentences with scheming, each labelled with its topic.
The scheming merchant in chapter two sells you a map, then bets against you ever reaching the island.
Gaming
A scheming assistant quietly reroutes every message to her own desk, and by the third reel she runs the studio.
Movies
Two scheming partners drafted a side agreement that quietly moved the best contracts into a company only they owned.
Business
Iago is the scheming villain of the play, planting a handkerchief and letting jealousy do the rest.
Literature
A scheming deputy leaked the memo to the press, counting on the scandal to clear his own path to the top.
Politics
The scheming cardinal kept two sets of letters, one for the king and another for the king's rivals.
History
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