canniness
Example Sentences
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Lord Wolfson is widely considered to be one of the canniest brains in UK business, and while he conceded next year would be tough, there were reasons for optimism.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022
Simon Russell Beale, to my mind the canniest wielder of dramatic poetry in the English language, was honored for his mesmerizing lead performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2022
To the south of France’s canniest festival of cinema, then, where a buffet of Mel Gibson movies is being shopped to apparently voracious buyers.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2019
Khrushchev soon emerges as one of the canniest of these survivors, though Beria moves faster and initially with far more lethal force.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2018
He couldn’t write his own name, but he was the canniest, drollest—and talk about strength!
From Jane Lends A Hand by Watkins, Shirley
