Sentence examples for use of misdirection from inspiring English sources

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ES "What a great use of misdirection.

Wyndham's use of misdirection, subtext, irony and ambiguity I recognised immediately.

He described one bold use of misdirection by his late friend David Bamberg (aka Fu Manchu), a famous magician who worked in South America: Bamberg told spectators he would remove a metal ring from a rope being held, on either end, by two members of the audience.

This subtle tale of certainty and uncertainty (the criminal never explains himself, on film and apparently in life) is abetted by storytelling and editing that make judicious use of misdirection, even as the camera captures panoramic beauty aside long takes of unblinkingly observed detail.

The use of misdirection in the visuals were also praised, such as by using silhouettes to avoid revealing the true nature of the characters or shadows, or by showing human figures across a chasm who disappear once the player crossed the chasm.

Garland also spoke about the film's use of misdirection to keep audiences engaged when he said, "Some people just want a story, they'll just accept whatever comes and others, their antennae are up, and they're hunting, they want to get ahead of it in some way.

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This joke uses the art of misdirection.

This may be used as an act of misdirection to conveniently draw attention away from the notions of "liability" and "compensation"—words that some countries would have an interest in avoiding discussing at the Conferences of the Parties (COP) on Climate Change.

The Bills also made good use of screen passes and misdirection play-action.

What if Apple is using Dickson as a means of misdirection?

The more we cut off true debate and the exchange of ideas, and let those in power use emotion, misdirection, and the manipulation of truth to whip the nation into action, the more likely we are to make dangerous mistakes in how we use our power.

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