Sydney- Looking at the definitions, a stratagem is to deceive an enemy or to get ahead, like strategical, where a ruse is just a trick, even possibly playful.
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Santa sneaks presents under many Christmas trees in a carefully designed ruse, allowing him to deliver to seven billion people in one night.
My wily grandpa is always pulling practical jokes on my brother and I.
ReplyDeleteWaldo is wily when he wears clothes with red and white where other people are wearing white and red.
ReplyDeleteThe embezzler was trying to surreptitiously replace the money he had stolen.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference between "ruse" and "stratagem"?
ReplyDeleteMartha sat in her room all day drinking coffee and thinking of brilliant stratagem.
ReplyDeleteThe recent coup in Libya has aroused concern over the new government's stability.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite cartoon characters is the wily coyote from the Roadrunner cartoon series.
ReplyDeleteMy small, feisty dog is often wary of newcomers in my home.
ReplyDeleteYou should always be wary of strangers.
ReplyDeleteHer apology was disingenuous, however the other girl accepted it anyways.
ReplyDeleteTheir kisses were clandestine behind the kitchen cabinet door; her mother will never know.
ReplyDeleteThe wily coyote was no match for the hefty lumberjack.
ReplyDeleteThe astute little boy weaved through the kitchen to find the beloved cookie jar.
ReplyDeleteNobody knew about their clandestine rendezvous.
ReplyDeleteSydney- I may be wrong, but I think ruse is more "playful" and stratagem is when your motives are to hurt.
Sydney- Looking at the definitions, a stratagem is to deceive an enemy or to get ahead, like strategical, where a ruse is just a trick, even possibly playful.
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Santa sneaks presents under many Christmas trees in a carefully designed ruse, allowing him to deliver to seven billion people in one night.
My stratagem to outwit the other team was being put into action; first step: steal their socks.
ReplyDeleteThe ninjas performed in a clandestine manner and were never discovered.
ReplyDeleteOperation Overlord was a military coup like none other.
ReplyDeleteThere was a clandestine meeting in the tree house every Friday.
ReplyDeleteWhen she made the connection between the season ‘fall’ and the falling leaves, we gave her praise for being very astute.
ReplyDeleteScientists are always wary of what can go wrong during an experiment.
ReplyDeleteThe detective was not very astute - this made him rather ineffective at his task.
ReplyDeleteThe wily elves began stealing and hiding presents, ruining Christmas for thousands of children around the world.
ReplyDeleteThe coup to get my car totaled in order to receive an entirely new car was ingenious.
ReplyDeleteAfter breaking her favorite necklace, her sister gave her a rather disingenuous apology.
ReplyDeleteThe CIA held clandestine missions in Iran, trying to secretly overthrow the democratically elected government.
ReplyDeleteWearing vertical stripes is a clever ruse to make someone seem taller.
ReplyDeleteSanta enters every home in the world quite surreptitiously.
ReplyDeleteThe girl was wary when walking down the street at night.
ReplyDeleteThe wily old grandma had fifty-seven tapioca pudding cups stashed in her room.
ReplyDeleteThe promise of wealth bringing happiness was a ruse.
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ReplyDeleteWhile hiding in the trees, Robin formulated several ruses to capture the king’s daughter.
ReplyDeleteI became wary as I approached the dark street and ended up running all the way home.
ReplyDeleteThe robber surreptitiously attained the priceless ring from the museum.
ReplyDeleteMaxine was wary of the man in the dark trench coat, partially hidden in the shadows of the alley.
ReplyDelete1.Jaime May's disingenuous apology for taking all of the leftover pizza left Suzie Lou seething.
ReplyDeleteThe wily girl was able to sneak the lizard she had caught that day into her mother’s bed and was satisfied when she heard shrieking.
ReplyDeleteMy wily dad killed the moles by ducting the exhaust of our lawn mower into the holes.
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