Tactic in a sentence

Purposive lying is a tactic, distraction is a tactic, bullying is a tactic, threats of violence is a tactic, running out the clock is a tactic, all with the incredibly simple objective of amassing power.

He told the court Edmonds used an open-hand tactic, which was permissible, but he said once the boy connected with the fence, it would be categorised as a closed-hand tactic.

But his tactic may end up getting him into career-ending trouble and will serve as a warning to other attorneys who seek to use the “tactic” for themselves.

Frith, pp. 98, 106. The English players and management were consistent in referring to their tactic as fast leg theory considering it to be a variant of the established and unobjectionable leg theory tactic.

In 1982 Murray felt the tactic did little more than "get our sponsors noticed at races we had no chance of winning", but in 1983 the team made good use of the tactic.

Johnson was quite familiar with the procedural tactic, as he played a role in a similar tactic against the civil rights bill that Harry Truman had submitted to congress fifteen years earlier.

The tactic can raise complex questions and lead to contentious disputes as to the legal basis for its application, who qualifies as an appropriate "hit list" target, and what circumstances must exist before the tactic may be employed.

Abhishek’s aggressive posturing might also be a tactic to ward off the heat the TMC is expecting over the panchayat election violence, with the toll crossing 50, at the Opposition meeting.

A deep lying play-maker by trade, Hamer was deployed at the top of a midfield box in the second leg against Boro – a tactic that worked to brilliant effect alongside the effervescent and non-stop running of Jamie Allen.

After the sex tape started making the rounds, some people thought it was a tactic to distract the public from her comments Trump.

A long-term hedge is a tactic to reduce the potential downside of investments made over a protracted period.

A nanny has pledged to take children to the concert for free in exchange for a ticket, and people have branded her tactic 'genius'.

Another tactic is sending a notice of a document that has to be printed out.

Antisemitic provocation in the guise of anti-Zionism — which is followed by justified criticism — then prompt complaints about “censorship” and “academic freedom,” which is a standard BDS tactic.

As it stands, the nuclear issue is being weaponised for yet another tactic to simply win an election.

A thief deploying the tactic, known as deepfake audio, tricked a Hong Kong-based bank into sending $35 million to a criminal the bank thought was a corporate attorney, reported last October.

A third tactic, the analyst added could consist in "sowing mayhem" across Europe.

Authorities cut off internet services on smart devices in Poonch and Rajouri on Saturday morning, a common tactic to dispel possible protests and discourage dissemination of the videos.

Biermann also shared his side of the story, telling the officers he had “kindly” handled the situation while also calling Zolciak a “narcissist” who was using the ordeal as a “manipulation” tactic.

Boebert said that she has used a procedural tactic to force every member to state their position on the record.