Examples of ruse in a Sentence
His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
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One team of successful attorneys created an elaborate ruse a couple of years ago that involved a private jet and an Oscar-worthy acting job.
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
This clever ruse thwarted the late-summer naval attack.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
To sustain her ruse, Suzanne discovers volumes of diaries written by the painter’s late wife.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
This clever ruse thwarted the late-summer naval attack.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
To sustain her ruse, Suzanne discovers volumes of diaries written by the painter’s late wife.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
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“Ruse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruse. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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Ruse
geographical name
Ru·se
ˈrü-(ˌ)sā 
variants
or Turkish Ruschuk
city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Danube River south of Bucharest population 148,500
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