Scheming in a sentence

Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms, inspiring him to write his greatest romantic masterpiece.

All his scheming to be nominated as the Vice-Presidential Candidate to Abiola was resisted by the SDP governors, led by Chief Odigie John Oyegun, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim and Chief Segun Osoba of Edo, Yobe and Ogun States respectively.

Along the way, they're pursued by the militaristic Peacekeepers and make a number of deadly enemies, including the scheming Scorpius () and the vengeful Bialar Crais (Crichton also finds love with the ex-Peacekeeper Aeryn Sun).

But Lamb isn’t scheming for promotion.

Eddy comes up with another mischievous plot to continue his scheming run and asks Ed to forge some sticky notes.

His turtleneck-wearing, bond-villain-scheming, Russell-Brand-talking character is showcasing some of the best heel work of his entire career.

However, with all their scheming, they start to fall for each other.

In this war tale, readers follow the gods’ scheming in the world of mortals as Wilson shapes the legendary battle scenes for a modern audience.

It's fantastic to see so many of the characters again one last time, most notably Timothy Olyphant's Seth Bullock and, once again scheming, swearing, and surviving in one truly tough and unique Old West town.

Jubilee portrays Sumitra Kumari, the fictional Devika Rani, as scheming and manipulative, which may have been partially true, but it would take a woman to do whatever was needed to keep the wolves at bay.

Meanwhile, Scheming villain Nish Panesar is set to rage war on the Mitchells as he steps up his plan to command the family empire.

Newcastle United are reportedly scheming up a move for Roma star Nicolo Zaniolo this summer after he was linked to both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur this month.

Schaefer also did his best to paint himself as a victim of Mack’s scheming, telling Smith, “… slowly and surely then she started convincing me how rich we’d be if her mother died and telling me that if she was rich, I’d be rich too,” Schaefer said.

The contrast of turning Christmas into a time for scheming and bringing down enemies adds depth to the film and becomes its soul, condensing the bully versus bullied dilemma.

These conflicts were all linked to the battle with “the enemy,” who was trying “stop God’s kingdom advancing” and scheming to “destroy the church,” she wrote.

Trump is accused of illegally scheming to overturn the election results in the run-up to the violent riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, by his supporters.

You scheming liberals can return the courtesy.

After an ‘Allo ‘Allo! style introduction (one for the mums and dads there, kids) he soon became one of my favourites, offering good-natured balance to his boss’s scheming.

Between Gamby’s tyrannical approach as vice principal and Russell’s scheming attitude, their dynamic is consistently entertaining.

Between shocking deaths, epic romances, and scheming plots, it's no wonder why it earned such critical acclaim across its six seasons, while also spawning several spin-off films.