Examples of dirty/mean/rotten trick in a Sentence
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Yes, that is a dirty trick that Miss Manners has been trying to squelch.
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
Dukakis, who denied knowledge of the video, fired Sasso when word leaked that Sasso was the mastermind behind the dirty trick.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024
For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes from a South Florida Democrat.
—Mario Alejandro Ariza, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The use of math to mislead is a familiar dirty trick, but journalist Seife is mad as hell and won’t take it anymore.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
Dukakis, who denied knowledge of the video, fired Sasso when word leaked that Sasso was the mastermind behind the dirty trick.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024
For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes from a South Florida Democrat.
—Mario Alejandro Ariza, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The use of math to mislead is a familiar dirty trick, but journalist Seife is mad as hell and won’t take it anymore.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023
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“Dirty/mean/rotten trick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%2Fmean%2Frotten%20trick. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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