How to Use subterfuge in a Sentence

subterfuge

noun

• 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
• Chambers narrates his time as an underground Communist activist in the ’30s, a fascinating tale of subterfuge.
  — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024