Out of the corner of her eye she saw Roger give her that benevolent, indulgent grin she loved so much. "Cook? Me?" She arched an eyebrow in his general direction without completely turning her head. "Darling," Roger said, looking up from his newspaper, "I'd like you to learn to cook." Roger's coffee mug made a clinking noise when he set it on the bedside table. Watching him caused her heart to skip a beat.īut lately, Roger had been acting a bit off. That broad, muscular chest, those deep blue eyes.he was everything she could want in a man. She pretended to be reading an article about the latest colour trends, but took a sly peek over the top of the paper to observe the man she loved. She and Roger shared the newspaper-he read the business and sports pages, while she perused the comics and the lifestyle section.Īshley sipped her coffee daintily. Lounging around on Sunday mornings, curled up in her Egyptian cotton bed sheets, was when she felt the most cosy and secure. Sunlight floated in lazily through the bedroom window, the yellow light blending with the cream-coloured walls of the old Victorian tenement. Send us feedback about these examples.Ashley snuggled down under the lofty comforter.
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'subterfuge.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 July 2021 The heart of the novel is the web of subterfuges, quarrels and reunions that comprise Julien and Mme. 2022 Adarsh Gourav is an enigmatic lead as Balram Halwai, a boy haunted by his father’s debts as an adult, Balram becomes a chauffeur to a local businessman, then uses that position to climb the ranks of power and influence, often through dubious bits of subterfuge. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023 The headline speaker is Tina Peters, the Colorado county clerk facing felony charges after information from breached data machines in her office was leaked online, fueling speculation that the data proved election subterfuge. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Jan. 2023 As a wiry shooting guard who topped out at 6-foot-4, Sir’Jabari Rice often has to get by with guile and subterfuge.
2022 What follows is a tale of intrigue and subterfuge, as Rogers and Pajitnov work together to make Tetris a global phenomenon. 2023 There was no kind of cover story or subterfuge. Recent Examples on the Web The message being that fundamental systemic change is necessary to avoid (or even just soften) a catastrophic future for humanity - and refusal will only bring more asset-damaging subterfuge.
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