On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Legerdemain. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as trick or magic and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Legerdemain in a sentence
Legerdemain meaning
- Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
- A show of skill or deceitful ability.
Synonyms of Legerdemain
Using Legerdemain
- The main meaning on this page is: Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery. | A show of skill or deceitful ability.
- Useful related words include: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic.
Context around Legerdemain
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Legerdemain
- In this selection, "legerdemain" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, constitutional, expensive, strained and involving stand out and add context to how "legerdemain" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and expensive legerdemain strained to and bit of legerdemain involving a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "legerdemain" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with legerdemain
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Roe v. Wade always struck me as a pretty sketchy act of constitutional legerdemain. (14 words)
Costello (1988) p. 115: His father had taught him his first trick, the "Knife and Paper" trick, a bit of legerdemain involving a butter knife with bits of paper on it. (31 words)
While the artful and expensive legerdemain strained to convince the third-full stadium that consigning 119 years of tradition to the history books was a good idea, the new tournament did grab the attention of the faithful. (37 words)
The government should halt the legerdemain that the massacre of the non-violent members of the IMN and the demolition of their compounds with the shooting of their leader and his wife are just a response to a disruptive association. (40 words)
While the artful and expensive legerdemain strained to convince the third-full stadium that consigning 119 years of tradition to the history books was a good idea, the new tournament did grab the attention of the faithful. (37 words)
Costello (1988) p. 115: His father had taught him his first trick, the "Knife and Paper" trick, a bit of legerdemain involving a butter knife with bits of paper on it. (31 words)
Example sentences (4)
Roe v. Wade always struck me as a pretty sketchy act of constitutional legerdemain.
The government should halt the legerdemain that the massacre of the non-violent members of the IMN and the demolition of their compounds with the shooting of their leader and his wife are just a response to a disruptive association.
While the artful and expensive legerdemain strained to convince the third-full stadium that consigning 119 years of tradition to the history books was a good idea, the new tournament did grab the attention of the faithful.
Costello (1988) p. 115: His father had taught him his first trick, the "Knife and Paper" trick, a bit of legerdemain involving a butter knife with bits of paper on it.