Sentence examples for by misdirection from inspiring English sources

But most of his shelf space is devoted to books about magic, magicians, and sideshow performers: "Magic by Misdirection," "The Odds Against Me," "Circus of the Scars".

Mr. Shaffer, who died earlier this month, recounts his initial interest in writing a "different kind of horror film," one begun by misdirection as a murder-mystery.

They're brought to life by accumulation, a scene or argument or joke building over a sequence of verses rather than in a glib one-two jab, and by misdirection, too.

But devilish crossword clues, like magic, succeed by misdirection -- the obvious answer is never the correct one.

His United Nations' speech was classic Netanyahu -- ominous doomsday warnings coupled with red meat for the faithful, followed by misdirection and, for good measure, a bit of outright deceit intended for media consumption.

These challenges, compounded by resistance and misdirection by industry, have to date produced a relative dearth of effective dietary policies.

To review the incidence and possible mechanisms of 2 problems caused by infusion misdirection during microincisional vitrectomy in 1 physician's practice and to find an estimate of the broader occurrence among other physicians.

For months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has waged maskirovka warfare in east Ukraine - an old, Soviet-perfected model of destabilizing foreign countries which is characterized by dissimulation, misdirection and plausible deniability, all done with the use of arms-length proxies.

A final complication is the savvy first baseman who "cheats," that is, tries to fool the umpire by lifting his foot off the bag just before he snags the throw, suggesting by such misdirection that the ball arrived sooner than it did and possibly gaining an extra split-second of umpire judgment.

Shaflik [53] points out that energy wasted by the misdirection of roadway light can be considered wasted energy.

Fellow Americans, please do not be fooled by this misdirection.