1. clever tricks or deceptive skills, especially in magic or manipulation
Usage: plural of sleight

Examples

• The magician performed amazing sleights of hand that fooled the entire audience.
• His sleights with cards were so smooth that no one could detect them.
• She used various sleights to distract people from her real intentions.
• The con artist’s sleights were eventually discovered by the police.
• Through clever sleights, he managed to switch the documents unnoticed.
• The performer’s sleights required years of practice to master.