Sentence examples for deceitful schemes from inspiring English sources
In Eph. 4 Paul says that God has given us teachers, etc. in the church to teach us, "So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes".
"When F.B.I. agents began to uncover his deceitful scheme, Mr. Baldeo told straw donors to lie to our agents and in some cases threatened and intimidated others in a vain attempt to derail the F.B.I.'s investigation".
On the far left in this country & elsewhere, his proposals are regarded as a complete fraud--not merely a means of exploiting foreign policy for votes at home but a deceitful scheme for perpetuating the war & imposing American domination.
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.
Not really wimpy, he's better described as a deceitful, self-absorbed, scheming, arrogant, callous kid.
Over-balanced 2 energy: scheming, deceitful, manipulative, faultfinding, resentfully resisting, devious, condescending, disapproving, interfering.
"One could not help but be struck by the sheer magnitude and the intensity and breadth of the defendant's lies and schemes and deceitful behavior," Justice Farber said.
He assailed their "deceitful web of gun bans, ammo bans, magazine bans, exorbitant fees, and taxes and registration schemes".
