Sentence examples similar to ancient ruse. from inspiring English sources

According to ancient legend, Odysseus' clever ruse to hide armed men within a wooden horse in order to gain access to a strongly defended fortification ultimately culminated in the fall of Troy and brought victory for the Greeks.

The National Gallery makes a habit of inviting contemporary artists to study their forebears, generally as a tactful ruse for infiltrating the modern among the ancient.

Mr Ruse went on to say: "The 24 additional ancient woodlands referred to in this report are not recognised as such by Natural England.

"The Unfathomable Ruse"?

That's a ruse.

That ruse failed too.

The ruse worked.

Russia is a ruse.

Why this elaborate ruse?

Fraud, cheat, deception, ruse -.

This ruse worked.