sleights
- plural of sleight.
Example Sentences
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That’s what Thompson is offering on “Never Be the Same”: no magic tricks or sleights of hand, but songs that listeners will feel and live.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
The trade agreement might not be such good news, however, as upcoming tech results will be watched for any signs of accounting sleights of hand, Swissquote analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
For years, he’s kept vampiric hours in his Upper East Side apartment, spending all night practicing sleights and polishing routines.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
“For all the blink-and-it’s-gone sleights of hand,” writes essayist Lynell George in one such section, “here in Los Angeles, the deep past can catch you unawares.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
I watched as he demonstrated tricks and sleights of hand he learned from Yorick, but I never dared to speak to him.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
