Our vocabulary blog word this week is artifice.
As defined by Merriam-Webster, artifice, a noun, means "clever or cunning devices or expedients, esp. as used to trick or deceive." (See the right sidebar that details how and what to post)
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mc7
2/11/2013 06:04:35 am
The police used an artiface to track down the burglar. This sentence makes sense because the police used a clever device to help them track down a robber.
kg8
2/11/2013 06:32:27 am
The police asked what the artifice was to distract the man. This sentence makes sense because the man was tricked, and the police wanted to know what he was tricked by.
km7
2/11/2013 06:44:25 am
Artifice is used frequently on April Fool's Day. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because trickery and cleverness are used frequently on April Fool's Day.
MR7
2/11/2013 06:46:55 am
Our favorite magician uses artifices to make his shows faster and more exciting. The word artifices makes sense here because a magician would a cunning device or expedient("something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily" as defined by Merriam-Webster) in his tricks.
vv8
2/11/2013 07:19:22 am
The greatest military generals used artifices such as the Trojan horse in myths. This makes sense because generals would use clever devices or maneuvers to trick the enemy.
SS6
2/11/2013 07:23:11 am
The artifice John used on his sister was very sneaky and unforeseen. This makes sense in this context because it is explaining that the device John used was clever and used to trick his sister.
ET7
2/11/2013 07:35:09 am
The police predict an artifice was used by the robbers to trick the guards in the bank theft last week. Artifice makes sense in the sentence because the robbers used a device to trick the guards at the bank.
Sa6
2/11/2013 07:56:32 am
The artifice spy Was covered in camouflage to hide from the killer. The word artifice in this sentence means the spy made a clever choice in hiding from the killer.
Mr. Fodor
2/12/2013 10:12:24 am
Use artifice as a noun, not an adjective.
Sa6
2/14/2013 06:24:25 am
The spy was artifice when he hid in camouflage from the killer. The word artifice in this sentence means was clever for hiding
SS7
2/11/2013 10:09:09 am
For April Fools Day there was artifice from all the students. This makes sense because all the students were tricking each other.
Mr. Fodor
2/12/2013 10:21:11 am
Apostrophes
BR7
2/11/2013 10:58:26 am
I heard the word artifice at dinner when my dad was talking about the Trojan Horse. The word artifice makes sense in this contex because the Trojan Horse was a clever invention, used to trick the Trojans into letting the Greek soldiers into Troy.
EH7
2/12/2013 04:36:16 am
Artifices of war were hard to understand. This word makes sense in the sentence because the cunning devices of war were hard to interpret.
EB6
2/12/2013 04:45:33 am
During a scavenger's hunt, one team's artifice tricked the other team into losing.
IH6
2/12/2013 05:17:37 am
During the game of capture the flag, one team's artifice tricked the other team into losing. This sentence makes sense because one team lost beacause the winning team deceived and tricked them.
kcm7
2/12/2013 05:43:37 am
Artifice comes from the Latin word artificium meaning craftsmanship.
RR6
2/12/2013 07:20:11 am
The fox showed his artifice in his attempts to outwit the wolf. This makes sense because the fox was cleverly trying to trick the wolf.
EL8
2/12/2013 07:51:19 am
The boy's artifice pen had three different uses. This makes sense because the boys clever/ tricky pen had 3 different uses.
Mr. Fodor
2/12/2013 10:29:45 am
Use artifice as a noun
sj6
2/12/2013 09:19:14 am
Her clever artifice caused so much confusion that her classes were canceled.
ANO8
2/12/2013 09:51:22 am
That was a artifice trick you tried to pull.
kb7
2/12/2013 10:00:40 am
To artifice my sister, is quiet easy.
Mr. Fodor
2/12/2013 10:17:12 am
Punctuation
BTB6
2/12/2013 10:43:55 am
In most action movies, actors use artifices to trick the audience into thinking one of the actors has been injured. Artifice makes sense in this context because they used expedients to deceive the audience.
CH7
2/12/2013 10:57:45 am
We needed to distract the teacher so we created a slingshot out of rubber bands and paperclips, it was quite an artifice if i say so myself. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because the clever device, made by the students, was used to deceive the teacher.
JM8
2/12/2013 08:44:25 pm
The fishermen used an artifice to trap fish by tricking them. Artifice makes sense here because it means a clever or cunning device that can trick one or something.
mh8
2/13/2013 04:55:55 am
The robbers used an artifice to successfully steal the food from the store without being caught by the store clerks. This sentence makes sense because the robbers tricked the storeclerk and stole the food without being caught.
jh7
2/13/2013 04:59:53 am
What artifice was used to break in to the vault in the bank? The sentence makes sense because a clever device was used to break the vault
ES8
2/13/2013 05:05:29 am
The frog's artifice helped it escape the snake. Artifice mkes sense in this sentence because the frog made cleever omves to get away from the snake.
jj8
2/13/2013 05:13:32 am
The spy used an artifice to track down the villain. This sentence makes sense because the spy used a clever device to find the villian
vv6
2/13/2013 05:16:51 am
I that was artifice when you came up with that idea. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because it was a clever idea.
Mr. Fodor
2/13/2013 10:25:07 am
Check spelling
as7
2/13/2013 05:17:01 am
On April Fool's Day, artifices are often used. This makes sense because on April Fool's Day, many people have clever and tricky ideas.
BC6
2/13/2013 05:46:28 am
The magician did not have many artifices. This makes sense in this context because the magician did not have many clever tricks.
MH6
2/13/2013 06:18:59 am
April Fool's Day is the best time to use an artifice. This word makes sense because April Fool's Day is the best day to use clever tricks.
GH6
2/13/2013 06:45:43 am
Everyone believed the enemy's white flag to be an artifice. The word artifice makes sense in this context because the surrender flag was thought to be a device meant to deceive.
JP6
2/13/2013 06:47:37 am
Artifice is used on April Fools Day to trick people. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because an artifice is a trick.
RS7
2/13/2013 06:51:19 am
The police believed that the burglar use an artifice object to escape from jail.
Mr. Fodor
2/13/2013 10:31:02 am
Check spelling.
CN8
2/13/2013 06:55:30 am
It was a clever artifice because no one could understand the clever trick. Artifice makes sense because it tricked all of the people.
PN7
2/13/2013 07:00:37 am
During the Trojan War, the wooden horse was an artifice that helped allow the Greeks to attack the city.
cw8
2/13/2013 07:02:48 am
Walking through school on April Fool's Day, she watched out for hidden artifaces.
cp6
2/13/2013 07:26:29 am
The spy used a clever artifice to track down the person. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because the spy used a clever, cunning, and crafty device to trace down the person.
AO8
2/13/2013 07:30:29 am
The girl crafted a brilliant artifice to get her brothers into doing her chores. This sentence makes sense because the girl made a tricky plan to get her brothers into doing her chores.
KM6
2/13/2013 07:33:35 am
Bob used an artifice to escape from the jail. Artifice makes sense in my sentence because Bob used a clever device to escape from a jail.
GC8
2/13/2013 07:51:42 am
The sales man asked what the artifice was to distract the man i was talking to. It fits in this sentence because i was being clever to get rid of the man.
VD7
2/13/2013 07:55:41 am
His photographs are full of artifice. This makes sense because his photographs are deceiving.
EK8
2/13/2013 08:04:31 am
The artifice we used to distract the parents went as planned.
ALH7
2/13/2013 08:04:58 am
The assisan in the woods used an artifice weapon. This sentence makes scense because the weapon was clever and cuning.
Mr. Fodor
2/13/2013 10:28:19 am
Don't use artifice as an adjective. Use it as a noun.
KFM7
2/13/2013 09:39:20 am
The spy used an artifice to find the robber. This makes sense because the spy used a clever tool to find the robber.
EL8
2/13/2013 10:00:33 am
The teacher's artifice confused the students. This sentence makes since because the teacher's tricky plan confused the students.
BL8
2/13/2013 10:18:49 am
A play action football play always involves an artifice, the running back, who acts like he got a handoff from the quarterback when he didn't.
GF8
2/13/2013 10:50:19 am
The police officer used the artifice to track down the group of men and to catch them. This sentence makes sense because the police officer used the clever device to catch the burglars.
NB6
2/13/2013 11:05:43 am
My dog James is so artifice, he escapes everynight from his cage and claims in bed with me. This sentence makes sense is the sentence because James is clever.
LT7
2/13/2013 11:24:22 am
The little girl used an artifice by batting her eyes to try to convince me to let her eat her dessert before she had finished her dinner. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because the little girl tried to trick me into letting her have dessert before she had finished her dinner.
cm6
2/13/2013 11:55:13 am
The unskilled boy must have won the contest by using some artifice. This makes sense because he used a clever and tricky strategy to win.
AP7
2/13/2013 08:28:14 pm
The artifice lie Chris used on his parents was very sneaky. This sentence makes sense because the lie was cleaver.
ER8
2/14/2013 04:46:16 am
My cousin used his artifice to sneak the last piece of cake. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because my cousin used his cleverness and trickiness to get the cake.
JT6
2/14/2013 05:29:52 am
The army general used a clever artifice to decieve the enemy. Artifice makes sence in this sentence because the gereral tricked the enemy in a clever way.
AH7
2/14/2013 05:40:02 am
The thief used an artifice to distract people while he took all the money from them. This makes sense because he uses trickery to distract the people so he could take their money.
MB120
2/14/2013 05:57:25 am
I used artifice to trick my little cousin eating his vegetables. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because I tricked my cousin into doing something he originally didn't want to do.
DG8
2/14/2013 06:11:49 am
I have an artifice object in my room. It makes sense because the object is clever and cunning.
EH6
2/14/2013 06:32:17 am
The burglar used an artifice to break into the vault. Artifice makes sense here because he used a clever device to break into the vault.
TP8
2/14/2013 06:45:07 am
The football team play was artifice and it won the game. It makes sense because it tricked the other team and won the game.
BB6
2/14/2013 08:21:21 am
The smoothie ingredients at fast food restaurants are an artifice. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because the ingredients are deceving and a trick.
MW6
2/14/2013 08:55:25 am
The con artist had an artifice to get you to pay him money. Artifice makes sense in this context because he had many tricks for you to give him the money.
KK6
2/14/2013 09:16:51 am
Joseph's father scolded him for his artifice that made his little sister cry. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because Joseph's sister got upset about the tricky plan Joseph had made against her.
HS7
2/14/2013 09:19:55 am
The policemen used an artifice to track down the prisoner who broke out of jail. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because the policemen used a tracking device to track down the prisoner.
EM6
2/14/2013 09:20:00 am
Tom had an artifice idea about the play. It makes sense because it was a clever idea.
RS7
2/14/2013 09:22:09 am
The police believed that the burglar used an artifice object to escape from jail.
OS8
2/14/2013 09:25:49 am
The dog used his artifice in his attempts to fool the cat. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because the dog was trying to trick the cat.
AT7
2/14/2013 09:41:11 am
The Harlem globetrotters use artifices to beat the opposing team. This makes sense because they use tricks with the basketball to beat the opposing team.
AP7
2/14/2013 10:07:16 am
The girl told an artifice lie to her parents. This sentence makes sense because the lie was clever and deceiving.
gk7
2/14/2013 10:58:18 am
The illusionist's use of lighting was part of his artifice entertainment. Artifice makes sense in the sentence because the trick was clever and deceiving.
RD8
2/14/2013 11:18:49 am
That was an artifice place you hid. Artifice makes sense because it was a cleaver place he hid when we were playing hide and seek.
hm8
2/14/2013 11:31:44 am
In basketball a dribble move is a artifice because the defender doesn't know what will is going to happen.
OA8
2/14/2013 11:55:57 am
You could tell that artifice the magician was using wasn't real. Artifice is us correctly in my sentence because It says that I could tell that the trick the magician used wasn't real.
HV8
2/14/2013 12:03:27 pm
The detective used an artifice to track down the child in the large town. This sentence makes sense because the police us using a cunning device to try and find the child.
lw7
2/14/2013 12:35:25 pm
Meredith used an artifice to confuse Addie so she could talk to Mcdreamy alone and convince him to choose her, not Addie.
EB7
2/14/2013 09:05:17 pm
I was being artifice when I said i got the IPhone 87.
EB7
2/14/2013 09:06:24 pm
This makes sense because I tricked them into that I had the iPhone 87.
SCS6
2/14/2013 09:09:49 pm
I was artifice when I tricked the mouse into eating the cheese off the mouse trap.
mk8
2/16/2013 02:57:57 am
i artifice my brother in hide and seek. It makes sense because i trick him.
JT
2/17/2013 03:40:55 am
The magician's skills lacked artifice. The word makes sence because the magician didn't have the ability to trick the audience.
AM6
2/17/2013 05:57:03 am
My brother used an artifice to prank my sister. The word artifice makes sense when used in this context because my brother used a clever device to prank my sister.
MF8
2/18/2013 05:33:30 am
I will artifice my parents tonight by saying that I am going to the library. This makes sense because I will not actually be going to the library.
jd8
2/19/2013 05:39:42 am
On April Fools day, many kids go artifice in their actions to trick thier friends. Artifice makes sense in this sentence because kids get clever in thier tricks.
MS6
2/26/2013 09:41:03 am
The F.B.I. used an artifice while trying to catch the anonymous murderer. This sentence makes sense because the F.B.I. used an artifice, or device used to track something in a tricky or devious way, to catch the culprit for the crime.
BL8
2/28/2013 06:45:46 am
The soldiers had planned an artifice in order to get into the building.
SH6
2/28/2013 11:18:26 am
Einstein used his artifice mind to create the periodic table of elements. This sentence works because Einstein used his clever mind to create the table. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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