For that matter, he was coming to have an increasing respect, even admiration, for this young woman, who endured insult and ignominy with a spirit so sturdy, and met strategem with other strategem better devised.
The strategem had all the effect for which it was put in practice: the intimacy he had long contracted with Sir Bazil now grew into so perfect a friendship, that he scarce suffered a day to pass without an invitation to his house.
She saw her opportunity to regain her freedom, and aided the Buckler Maidens in carrying out the strategem which Shigne devised in order to capture the abbey of St. Denis.
Torn by patriotism and fatherly affection, Agamemnon resorted to a strategem to bring his daughter to the sacrifice.
A strategem planned by Hermocrates and Nicias' superstitious terrors delayed the departure long enough to enable the Syracusans to secure the passes in the interior.
The Queen used everystrategem which wit and genius could devise, and every fascination to which beauty could lend a charm, but without avail.
Suspicions of connivance in the infamous strategem of her arrest again revived in her mind.
Besides, the formation of a habit, especially one so contrary to previous bias, was a work of time; and a strategem of tedious execution did not suit the impatience of Hargrave's temper.
It was to be done partly by strategemand partly by force.
They were in some danger from the detachments of the enemy who hung upon their rear but they were kept at a respectful distance by an ingenious strategem of Gen.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strategem" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
