artifice
noun
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
artifices
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pluralof artifice.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But they also find droll humor in the artifices and absurdities that some see in the genre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
He was charged with one count of fraud schemes and artifices, one count of theft and two counts of false return in September 2020 and pleaded guilty in the case six months ago.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
“The Valley” is a visual contemplation of an animal impulse in the context of late capitalism, activated by the artifices and edifices of the American suburb.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 9, 2017
These days, the black-and-white artifices of midcentury studio films often seem overly mannered to viewers who didn’t grow up watching them on TV as Harry and Sally did.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2017
This time, along with many other artifices, they brought a flying carpet.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
