Explore Ruses through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ruses meaning
plural of ruse
Using Ruses
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of ruse
- In the example corpus, ruses often appears in combinations such as: ruses to.
Context around Ruses
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ruses
- In this selection, "ruses" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tried, similar and saving stand out and add context to how "ruses" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include due to ruses and deceptions and either tried ruses to distract. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ruses" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ruses
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Natwest customers in Suffolk and London, also fell for similar ruses. (11 words)
If the homes were occupied, Ristick either tried ruses to distract the residents or confronted them, police said. (18 words)
In 1687 an English attempt to resettle Fort Albany failed due to ruses and deceptions by d'Iberville. (18 words)
He never flaws in the moving, pathetic, but inspiring behavior of a man whose career seems ruined by an accident but comes back through a mental hell, by virtue of love and the saving ruses of friendship. (37 words)
Lauretta's tale of the elaborate ruses that an abbot undertakes to enjoy Ferondo's wife was probably taken by Boccaccio from a French fabliau by Jean de Boves called Le Vilain de Bailleul main. (35 words)
Her strength and her character are nothing but ruses to disguise her real role in the story: a plot device. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
Her strength and her character are nothing but ruses to disguise her real role in the story: a plot device.
If the homes were occupied, Ristick either tried ruses to distract the residents or confronted them, police said.
Natwest customers in Suffolk and London, also fell for similar ruses.
He never flaws in the moving, pathetic, but inspiring behavior of a man whose career seems ruined by an accident but comes back through a mental hell, by virtue of love and the saving ruses of friendship.
In 1687 an English attempt to resettle Fort Albany failed due to ruses and deceptions by d'Iberville.
Lauretta's tale of the elaborate ruses that an abbot undertakes to enjoy Ferondo's wife was probably taken by Boccaccio from a French fabliau by Jean de Boves called Le Vilain de Bailleul main.
Common combinations with ruses
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ruses to 2×