wile
noun
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
wiles
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pluralof wile.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He did it with speed, superior skills and passing wiles that allowed him to rack up goals by the dozen and helped his teammates do the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2025
England's scrum creaked, perhaps decisively, when the wisdom and wiles of Cole and Marler departed.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023
My concern is that it’s all too tempting to yield to such wiles in the name of saving time and minimizing effort.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2023
On top of that, Canadiens general manager Sam Pollock had used all of his infamous wiles to land Lafleur, who grew up in the small Quebec paper-mill town of Thurso.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
Despite all his wiles, Moose failed to sway the professor.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
