How to Use trick in a Sentence

trick

1 of 2 noun
  • It was a trick to persuade her to give him money.
  • She enjoys playing tricks on her friends.
  • For his last trick, the magician made a rabbit disappear.
  • Even old dogs learn new tricks.
    Mia Gitto, The Spruce, 20 June 2026
  • But this trick alone wouldn’t do.
    Leila Chatti september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • One trick is to search for them.
    Larry Magid, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Atkin took a break from the trick.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The trick was to lay off carbs.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There's no tricks to this at all.
    John Parkinson, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Here are some tricks to take note of.
    Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe the old dog can learn new tricks.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Chrome's next trick will take a bit longer.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The trick was to make the glass clean enough.
    John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Card tricks and sleight of hand, that sort of thing.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Card tricks and sleight of hand, that sort of thing.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • So even a small square or two may do the trick.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
  • If that doesn't do the trick, rinse hair with ketchup.
    Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The hope now is that his new stance does the trick.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Gu said learned her trick for the first rail just last week.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But Williams had one trick up his sleeve.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • That’s a lot of old dogs to try and teach new tricks.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • Mary Jane glove flats will do just the trick.
    India Roby, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The trick to getting it just right?
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But there are tricks to blending in.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The trick is choosing the right white.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • My trick for sleeping on long flights?
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Like a girl who’s seen a magic trick.
    Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The trick is doing them at the right time.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The whole trick depends on speed.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Paint does the same visual trick.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026

trick

2 of 2 verb
  • He tricked her by wearing a disguise.
  • He will not be coaxed, tricked, or trapped.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And nobody likes to be tricked.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
  • What a treat to be tricked thusly.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That's where people get tricked.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There are people who need to play games and trick themselves.
    CBS News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Or is someone trying to trick me?
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • Here are tips to make sure you don’t get tricked by similar schemers.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • The people staffing the scam centers might have been tricked by a false job ad.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • My kids tricked me into watching all of Moana again.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Don't let these moves trick you into buying at the same level.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Or, in other words, tricking them by holding up a sign.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Curtains can trick the eye into thinking there is more space than there is.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Now the abductees are required to trick others in turn.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The greediest thieves go for the whole bike, and their tactics might trick you.
    Matt Jancer, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In both cases, the aim is to trick us, keeping us from seeing how it was done.
    Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
  • Alex Vesia is not tricking anybody.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Crooks have learned how to abuse them, steal them and trick people into handing them over.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • All of these have tricked the computer into thinking there was a fire.
    Thomas Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
  • His parents had tricked him into going home to get him out of danger’s way.
    Casey Schwartz, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • What does work is tricking her into pressing a button that knocks her out.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • What does work is tricking her into pressing a button that knocks her out.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But the filming ended up being a decoy to trick fans.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Even scam aware travelers are getting tricked.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Posts from other Knicks fans say the user tried tricking them as well.
    Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Curved edges instead of boxy layouts trick the eye into seeing more room.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • My dad used to always trick me into finding things out that he couldn’t be bothered to.
    Jesse Ball, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Still, nothing tricks us into the spirit of autumn quite like scent.
    Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Seeing empty floor tricks the brain into thinking there is more space than there is.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In a way, deadheading is used to trick plants into blooming again and again.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026

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