Ruse has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | All the sweet talk was just a ruse to get her into bed. | |
| 2. | It could just be a ruse. | |
| 3. | It was not done by a German. The A, if you noticed, was printed somewhat after the German fashion. Now a real German invariably prints in the Latin character, so that we may safely say that this was not written by one, but by a clumsy imitator who overdid his part. It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channel. | |
| 4. | It was a ruse. | |
| 5. | Tom had suspected that it was a ruse. | |
| 6. | It was naught but a ruse. | |
| 7. | It was just a ruse. | |
| 8. | It was a clever ruse. | |
| 9. | Yanni knows the ruse. |