In 2012, he accused the nation's top military leaders of using "smoke and mirrors" to remain under budget limits passed by Congress.

The hunters arrive and force him out of the hole using smoke to cut off his air supply.

"You don't close a budget gap for one year by using smoke and mirrors."

You use drugs, abuse alcohol, or smoke and you are not willing to stop.

"He uses blue smoke and mirrors so deftly you forget what's at issue."

"What can we do, in case they use smoke?"

His methods were those of the illusionists, using smoke and mirrors.

For instance, your contractor can use chemical smoke to find the source and direction of air movement.

Indigenous cultures around the world may have used smoke during the drying of fish to drive away the flies.

He frequently uses smoke or haze to draw attention to his use of angle.