Sentence examples for by duplicity from inspiring English sources

On the assassination of Childeric in 675, Ebroïn escaped, succeeded by duplicity in luring the new mayor of the palace to his death, and eventually restored Theuderic III.

When Chlotar attacked Burgundy in 605, Austrasia stood aloof, and in 610 Theodebert seized Theodoric by duplicity and extorted the cession of Alsace.

They are not exemplars of unspoiled innocence but victims of circumstance: baffled by duplicity, still poor though mostly clad in rags rather than leaves, and now in possession of tobacco and alcohol.

Like "All's Well That Ends Well," with which it runs in repertory at the Delacorte through the end of July, "Measure for Measure" has a plot that turns on a "bed trick" in which one woman is substituted for another: only more deceit can right wrongs in a world so thoroughly fouled by duplicity.

"The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity (aka -- by the "twigs in the cement") (Prov. 11 3)." I never knew what a big mistake I was making that day in Kingston when I let that "little twig" fall into the mix of cement.

Distracted by wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and repelled by the duplicity of Yasser Arafat, he gave Mr Sharon a free pass, extracting nothing more than Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, a gamble that backfired.In January, however, a new president will have a chance to push for peace.

Goodbye!" I was stunned by her duplicity.

His life has been completely denatured by this duplicity.

By their duplicity and weakness François Hollande and Matteo Renzi allowed the first radical left government in Europe to be smashed by Germany.

It was as if she knew her achievements as a marathon runner – finishing sixth in the Beijing Olympics, and being faster than any British woman apart from Paula Radcliffe – would be tainted by the duplicity of others.

For top riders on the United States Postal Service squad, the powerhouse American cycling team led by Lance Armstrong, duplicity was simply a part of the game, one of Armstrong's former teammates said.