Sentence examples for this is a common trick from inspiring English sources

(This is a common trick with tip jars).

This is a common trick of psychologists, to pretend they solved a riddle of the human mind by giving it a name, when all they've done is invented an agreed upon name for the mystery rather than solved it.

This is a common trick in the mystic industry – anyone who uses a credit card leaves an address, and mediums have teams of "researchers" who actually visit these addresses and have a look around.

This is a common trick among go-go dancers and other performers.

This is a common trick played by friends and foes alike.

This is a common trick that aviators use when they don't have time to sit in perfect darkness and adjust before night-flying.

Want to go somewhere quieter, like that alley or that old warehouse?" That is a common trick that people use to get you away from everyone.

This, according to these sources, is a common trick used by Communists.

It is a common trick at French hotels, and this one was no exception, to inflate the bill by adding the cost of breakfast to the price of the room, and then present the bill as a fait accompli.

"Here is a common trick: The factory signs contracts with 1,000 workers but actually they've hired 2,000.

(Adding a zero to the number of patches prescribed is a common trick, apparently).