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Example sentences for: ruses

How can you use “ruses” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

As they approached the island, the small British population created a number of ruses to convince the Spanish that Bermuda was well defended; two salvos fired from a cannon went across the bay.
Though vastly outnumbered and outgunned, Deveaux employed elaborate ruses with his little boats to convince the Spanish defenders that his force was overpowering.
The big flaw with the story: it never says whether or not such ruses are illegal.