ruse

it was just a ruse to verneuk them.

Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house.

Her pretended deafness was a ruse to enable her to learn their plans.

The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.

He confused the Cyclops by the clever ruse (techne) of declaring he was “Nobody”.

He devised a clever ruse to trick his opponents.

She saw through his ruse and didn't fall for it.

The thief used a ruse to gain entry into the house.

Their plan was foiled by a simple ruse.

The magician's ruse amazed the audience.

She employed a clever ruse to avoid answering the question.

The spy's ruse was uncovered by the intelligence agency.

He fell for her ruse and ended up losing all his money.

The politician's ruse to win votes was exposed by the media.

The detective saw through the criminal's ruse and caught him red-handed.

" Might this be some ruse" ? asked Littlefinger.

It was a ruse, remembering to forget.

All those years by my side... a ruse.

Because, of course, you think marriage is an elaborate ruse.

Some commentators and rival politicians suspected a ruse.

Three scholars repeated the ruse in 2017, getting four of 20 fake papers published.

Hardly leaves one with time left over to sustain the elaborate ruse of marriage.

Maybe you're not ovulating. Maybe it's a clever ruse to get me into bed.

That was just a clever ruse to get you into my car. Are you ready for your surprise?

He is simply using Italian as a ruse. And it works!