How to Use dirty tricks in a Sentence

dirty tricks

plural noun
  • Vladimir Putin has copied some of his electoral dirty tricks.
    — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2020
  • But the prospect of more dirty tricks from Roger Stone can never be dismissed.
    — Jack Holmes, Esquire, 6 Mar. 2018
  • But without a doubt, Democrats will be up to the same old predictable dirty tricks and tactics.
    — Fox News, 28 July 2018
  • But without a doubt, Democrats will be up to the same old predictable dirty tricks and tactics.
    — Fox News, 28 July 2018
  • The ruling party used all manner of dirty tricks to pervert the vote, but still lost.
    — The Economist, 10 May 2018
  • The ruling party used all manner of dirty tricks to pervert the vote, but still lost.
    — The Economist, 10 May 2018
  • But the exam is marred not only by dirty tricks such as the one that denied Ms Chen her place.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2020
  • The problem is not that her campaign was thwarted by dirty tricks.
    — Monitor Editors, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2017
  • But for all the talk of South Carolina’s penchant for dirty tricks, the state also values the glad hand.
    — Sharon Lafraniere, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The four 1960 debates were not without dirty tricks, Bill Newcott writes for Nat Geo.
    — National Geographic, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Across the South, voting restrictions, Jim Crow laws and dirty tricks wiped Black people from the polls.
    — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • An element of what Mr. Oakes offered his clients was dirty tricks.
    — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The mating game can be brutal, and competing males cheat, sneak, steal, and use other dirty tricks to get the female.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
  • Who knows what dirty tricks the Trump campaign might try, or how inscrutable swing voters might react?
    — Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Never mind that the pious hosts were to toast a rough-and-tumble team known for its dirty tricks and abrasive behavior.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 30 June 2021
  • And when the stakes are higher, companies are more likely to use agencies that resort to dirty tricks — and the public ought to know about those tricks, too.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2018
  • And when the stakes are higher, companies are more likely to use agencies that resort to dirty tricks — and the public ought to know about those tricks, too.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2018
  • Speaking of Trump, the CA shenanigans arguably mark the third episode in which dirty tricks or old-fashioned fraud can be tied in some way to his victory.
    — Will Bunch, Philly.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Hiring private detectives to spy on labor unions was one of the classic dirty tricks of the period.
    — April White, Smithsonian, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Hiring private detectives to spy on labor unions was one of the classic dirty tricks of the period.
    — April White, Smithsonian, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Kenneth Whyte brings to life these pioneering days of febrile dramas, dirty tricks, wild stunts and pure genius.
    — Les Hinton, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
  • Kenneth Whyte brings to life these pioneering days of febrile dramas, dirty tricks, wild stunts and pure genius.
    — Les Hinton, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
  • There are allegations of espionage and dirty tricks by a foreign power during a race for the White House.
    — The Economist, 23 Feb. 2020
  • That Shimu needs to pull off a few dirty tricks in order to edge closer to the finish line is less indicative of her own failings than of that of an entire system.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2019
  • While the Durham indictment details alleged dirty tricks by the Clinton campaign, there's also a big part of the 2016 story that's missing from it.
    — Evan Perez, CNN, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Another link to the present is Roger Stone, a Cohn protege who carried on the tradition of dirty tricks through the Trump administration.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Because despite the state's tight controls over parties and the dirty tricks of the ruling United Russia, voting can make a difference.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The term evokes memories of dirty tricks and October surprises.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Still employing Cohn’s old dirty tricks, Trump frequently vows legal retribution, and frequently fails to follow through, or else sees his efforts tossed out of court.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Those who doubt that Washington will resort to dirty tricks have short memories and limited imaginations.
    — Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024

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