Sentence examples for smokescreen in from inspiring English sources

But the inconsistencies in his past had been used as a "smokescreen" in his case.

Any references to the Soviet past are a smokescreen: in terms of social security, secure housing or full employment, the Soviet state long ago ceased to exist.

The M825A1 rounds, which are the kind identified as being fired by Israeli forces, are made primarily for use as a smokescreen in a way that limits their effect as an incendiary weapon, experts say.

He added: "It's hard when a new coach comes in and wants his own team, but I'm sorry I had to be part of the purge, or the smokescreen in front of the purge".

Feeling guilty for being tempted is unwise and unhealthy, and is a smokescreen in and of itself, as it detracts from the simple pleasure of learning and growing by experience and through decision-making.

He added: "These shells were used only to create smokescreens, in keeping with international law".

It may mean the deceived don't know the language well enough to see through the smokescreens, in which case reading Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" (and the style book it helped inform) may provide a defence, up to a point.

P. fimbriata and some other Portia species use breezes and other disturbances as "smokescreens" in which these predators can approach web spiders more quickly, and revert to a more cautious approach when the disturbance disappears.

P. labiata and some other Portias use breezes and other disturbances as "smokescreens" in which these predators can approach web spiders more quickly, and revert to a more cautious approach when the disturbance disappears.

P. schultzi and some other Portias use breezes and other disturbances as "smokescreens" in which these predators can approach web spiders more quickly, and revert to a more cautious approach when the disturbance disappears.

Senior John Wilson described feeling "moral outrage" towards the university and called Safe Zone a "smokescreen without meaning" in a letter to the editor published in the St . Johns Torch in November 2010.