crafty fellow
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Albert was said to be a crafty fellow who hustled match races in small towns along the way.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2013
The peasants, I think, do not show displeasure when they refer to him as un furbo, 'a crafty fellow.'
From Time Magazine Archive
So Grafton tells us, to the eternal obloquy of this arch-jacobin, who “was a crafty fellow, and of an excellent wit, but wanting grace.”
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac
Somewhere back in China this crafty fellow was accumulating a fortune.
From Triple Spies by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)
The crow is a crafty fellow, and knows a thing or two, as I have had reason to observe.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
