ruse
noun
ˈrüs 
ˈrüz
: a wily subterfuge
Example Sentences
His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
Recent Examples on the Web Yet, what if the app is all a ruse to help candidates get elected? 
John Brandon, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In a recent plea deal, Betancur acknowledged that his story about distributing Bibles was a ruse. Paul Duggan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The misleading orders are a ruse to trick the market into thinking supply or demand have changed. Dave Michaels, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 In April, D’Amico was sentenced to 27 months in prison for leading a move that prosecutors allege was a ruse right from the get-go. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 But as the researchers reveal, their ignorance was a convenient ruse. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 The new comments come as some fans remain convinced Campbell secretly will return and this is all an Andrew Garfield-esque ruse — but accusing the studio of sexism would be one heck of a commitment to the bit. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 Aug. 2022 If the laptop was a Russian ruse, as 51 former U.S. intelligence officials piped up to suggest, this was news. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 26 July 2022 In April, a federal grand jury indicted Taherzadeh and a man named Haider Ali after an investigation uncovered what investigators say was a ruse carried out at the Crossing, a luxury apartment complex on the D.C. waterfront. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 See More
John Brandon, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In a recent plea deal, Betancur acknowledged that his story about distributing Bibles was a ruse. Paul Duggan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The misleading orders are a ruse to trick the market into thinking supply or demand have changed. Dave Michaels, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 In April, D’Amico was sentenced to 27 months in prison for leading a move that prosecutors allege was a ruse right from the get-go. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 But as the researchers reveal, their ignorance was a convenient ruse. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 The new comments come as some fans remain convinced Campbell secretly will return and this is all an Andrew Garfield-esque ruse — but accusing the studio of sexism would be one heck of a commitment to the bit. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 Aug. 2022 If the laptop was a Russian ruse, as 51 former U.S. intelligence officials piped up to suggest, this was news. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 26 July 2022 In April, a federal grand jury indicted Taherzadeh and a man named Haider Ali after an investigation uncovered what investigators say was a ruse carried out at the Crossing, a luxury apartment complex on the D.C. waterfront. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Old French, roundabout path taken by fleeing game, trickery, from reuser
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
ruse
noun
ˈrüs
ˈrüz
: trick entry 1 sense 3, artifice The phone call was just a ruse to see if he was home.
Geographical Definition
Ruse
geographical name
Ru·se ˈrü-(ˌ)sā
variants or Turkish Ruschuk
ru̇s-ˈchük
city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Danube River south of Bucharest population 148,500
ruses
noun
as in deceptions
an act that is used to fool someone His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- deceptions
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