craftily
Example Sentences
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As the only standalone English track of the album, its lyrics speak of a situationship so suspended in uncertainty that Selines craftily matched it with the sonic sensation of floating into outer space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Mr. Skarsgård’s equivocal and unshowy performance—he’s a master of acting without seeming to be acting—creates an ambiguity around Gustav, craftily rendered by the two screenwriters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Vita Sackville-West was the inspiration for her lover Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando,” which craftily shimmied past censorship of the “Sapphist” literature of the day.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
With the ban, the emperor was able to craftily codify efficient agricultural practices and, in so doing, help give shape and purpose to a nation whose unity was still uncertain.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
And it was all done so indirectly, so craftily, like a burglar who left no fingerprints.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
