cannily
Example Sentences
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The stars are cashing in with Instagram ads for Uber Eats, Sonic and Sephora that cannily reference the scandal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
But the prime minister is cannily exploiting the divisions among them.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Wine has sought to broaden his appeal beyond Kampala and his native Buganda region, cannily adopting the national flag as his symbol, which has drawn the ire of the authorities.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
The actors surrounding Thatcher, meanwhile, are a cannily calibrated bunch of game pieces in motion, with Gage making solidly funny use of performative handsomeness, looks that just as easily morph into a worrying blankness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
Dr. Trefusis shrank back, eyed me cannily, and ceased to chew.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
