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Six example sentences with subterfuge, each labelled with its topic.
The expedition used subterfuge to cross the border, listing its instruments as farm equipment on every customs form.
History
Winning the map requires subterfuge: build a fake supply line, then move the real convoy through the empty valley.
Gaming
The buyer resorted to subterfuge, sending a junior analyst to tour the plant while the real bid was already drafted.
Business
Odysseus enters the city by subterfuge, hidden inside a wooden horse the Trojans mistake for a gift.
Literature
The campaign used subterfuge, registering a rival party under a near-identical name to confuse voters on the ballot.
Politics
The coach's subterfuge worked, since he listed the star as doubtful all week and then started her on Saturday.
Basketball
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