wiliness
Example Sentences
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Through wit, grit, wiliness and determination he wrought one of the greatest resurrections in American politics.
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2021
Instead Arsenal attacked United with a wiliness in the clinches, the full-backs working furiously, the midfield ferreting hard.
From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2019
On “Meet the Press,” Chuck Todd asked the candidate about his wiliness to substantiate odds claims with bogus proof.
From MSNBC • May 4, 2016
He has rediscovered his running game, kicked well and shown the composure and wiliness garnered from more than 100 tests.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2015
It was largely because of his habit of marching troops all over the Shenandoah Valley in an illogical and inexplicable fashion that Jackson earned a reputation among bewildered enemy officers for wiliness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
