The phrase "a host of tricks" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a large number of tricks or techniques, often in a context where someone is showcasing their skills or strategies.
Example: "The magician amazed the audience with a host of tricks that left everyone in awe."
Alternatives: "a multitude of tricks" or "a variety of tricks".
They developed a host of tricks you can use to slice through clutter to reach the information you need.
But rather than being able to think, Eugene relied on a clever gimmick and a host of tricks.
Since many people resent having to junk perfectly good programs when they buy the latest computer, a host of tricks has been developed over the past few years to stop software becoming redundant.
In the scandals over oil royalties in the 1990's, government investigators, aided by industry whistle-blowers and investigation by the Project on Government Oversight, found that companies were using a host of tricks to understate their sale prices.
The males have a host of tricks to survive the mating process.
It turns out that tardigrades have a host of tricks up their sleeves, which would put most organisms to shame.
What is clear, he reminds us, is that Nixon took an active role in the disastrous scheme to cover up the break-in because he feared that an outside investigation would expose a wide range of illegal activity of which he was aware, including phone taps, burglaries and a host of dirty tricks.
Alas, during the long hours of our baby's first night when singing, frequent diaper changes, attempts at feeding and a host of new tricks my wife and I invented on the spur of the moment all failed to end Bess's relentless caterwauling, the words that echoed in my mind were, What was I thinking when I wrote that stuff?
Whereas other designers might admire the architecture, Savic sees a host of hidden tricks intended to manipulate our behaviour and choices without us realising – from benches that are deliberately uncomfortable to sculptures that keep certain citizens away.
Sega's machine will also ship with a 33.6 kps modem, 16 MB of memory and a host of technical tricks that will make its graphics ability comparable (or even better) than a-top-of-the-line desktop PC, even one decked out with special 3D graphics hardware.
Xbox World 360 stated "It's smoke and mirrors and a host of cheap tricks," commenting on the notion that the game did not revolutionize the genre.
