trickster

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Recent Examples of trickster And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 This colorful tale blends fantasy with reality as Miguel heads to a magical land to confront Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) with the help of a new friend and trickster named Héctor (Gael García Bernal). Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 De Jong, a trickster with winners to burn and an eye for flair, will look to disrupt Nakashima’s rhythm and try to unglue him from the baseline; Nakashima will do his best to put the Dutchman to sleep with a tennis metronome. The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025 In addition to taste testing at the wine and beer tents, see live performances by musical artists, polka dancers and BMX tricksters. Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trickster
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Noun
  • Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.
    Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Based on his residency, there are boricua elements, almost like cheat codes, that will likely be snuck into the performance.
    Cata Balzano, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How did hocus pocus transform from the stage name of a magician (and it should be said, an accomplished juggler, according to Ady) to a byword for the entire craft?
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Huan, who is blind, thought the gift was a chimpanzee rather than a monkey, and when Goodall pointed out the difference between the two animals, the magician told her to take the gift regardless.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
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    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • The renowned shark scientist encountered the Galapagos shark while conducting scientific research on Coconut Island as part of the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition, according to a news release shared on Facebook by the For The Oceans Foundation.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • While the scientists found that catastrophic injuries could still occur, all four materials were found to lessen damage from shark bites.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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