Monday, November 5, 2012

stratagem

(n.): a clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage

19 comments:

  1. The stratagems employed by bank robbers are poorly planned schemes that often lead to arrests and/or deaths.

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  2. The clever stratagem fooled the girl to give away her money.

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  3. He tried every stratagem to take over the throne.

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  4. He used a stratagem to trick him from into telling the truth.

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  5. The generals are in the meeting room discussing about the next stratagem to attack their enemy.

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  6. Her stratagem of escape was brilliantly though out.

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  7. The explorers were amazed by his bravery, but not so much for his stratagems that he used to achieve the goal.

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  8. Stratagems have always saved Odysseus's life during his journey.

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  9. His stratagems saved him from all troubles.

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  10. In order to win the game, the team needs to come up with a clever stratagem.

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  11. Many tried to use their stratagem to trick the sharks, but the sharks were merciless and killed every single person they see in the shark hunter village.

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  12. The emperor's wives used every stratagem to acquire his heart.

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  13. Synonym: Scheme
    Scheme is a synonym because it means a secret or dishonest plan.

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  14. His brilliantly thought out stratagem did not work in the game for he forgot to calculate several variables that later messed up his game plan.

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  15. The gamblers tried every stratagem they know of to gain as much money as they can.

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  16. One of an army's stratagems in WWII was to drop a small squad from planes behind enemy lines.

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  17. They listed a a series of stratagems to defeat their opponent.

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  18. The audiences admired the movie character's fortitude than his strategem in attempt to save the world.

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