trickery - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • involve: He can usually find some alternative explanation involving trickery.
  • use: Geller maintains that he has never used trickery to achieve his effects.
  • employ: The fashion for architectural vignettes, often employing perspective trickery reached its zenith, however, in the 1st century BC.
  • perform: It seems amazing that such a small brain could be so able to perform the mid-air trickery that hoverflies can.
  • show: Instead of passing or clearing, Langers tried to show trickery to get around them, no, no, no!
  • find: Peep into a bumblebee's nest and you'll find trickery, fighting and mayhem.

Adjective modifier

  • clever: Is this a case of supernatural vengeance or clever trickery?
  • visual: There's allsorts of visual trickery going on including some nice zooming effects that are seen in ghost in the shell.
  • electronic: Consequently, using a CD to store data files involves a certain amount of electronic trickery.
  • digital: No digital trickery was used, the scan looks identical to the transparency.
  • little: A little negative margin trickery always does the job nicely.
  • such: Temple priests were known for laying on such magic trickery, the very word magic coming from the skills of the Persian Magi.

Preposition: on

  • wing: His speed and trickery on the right wing were crucial components in the success enjoyed by the club during the 80's.

Noun used with modifier

  • studio: She records a terrible song which is improved through studio trickery.
  • camera: I'll dip my toes but you'll just have to use camera trickery and CGI for the rest.
  • computer: Even with today's computer trickery at our disposal, the additional drum part could not be realistically faked.
  • stage: Inspired, but ostensibly effortless, movement combines sensitivity and emotional depth, as scene changes and subtle stage trickery are played out seamlessly.
  • production: The producer Mr Leckie was inundated with offers of work following his production trickery here.

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