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crafty

[kraf-tee, krahf-] / ˈkræf ti, ˈkrɑf- /


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You can also fill individual piping bags with your favorite sauces and get really crafty.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

Arsenal's 11 international withdrawals - injury crisis or crafty caution?

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

This is the perfect time to give it to a crafty friend or neighbor.

From MarketWatch Feb. 23, 2026

“Mia is a crafty midfielder with great vision,” coach Marlon Archey said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2026

The case Madison had tried to make for the Potomac was simultaneously crafty and driven by romantic illusions about its prowess that were shared by Jefferson, Washington, and most members of the Virginia dynasty.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The remaining nominees — knockouts of style and mood — are craftier evocations, digging into spaces where memories are vivid yet elusive.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2024

But the French league will still have Messi, who’s a little slower but a lot more craftier.

From Seattle Times Apr. 23, 2022

But the flipping is craftier than just that.

From Washington Post Nov. 5, 2019

Nearly a decade older and substantially craftier, Ms. Lash has returned to some of the same thematic territory in her new work, “Desire,” which premieres at the Miller Theater at Columbia University on Wednesday.

From New York Times Oct. 11, 2019

She’d used craftier methods, like this, and gotten better results.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

If that happens, the craftiest otters may be the most prepared.

From Science Magazine May 15, 2024

She’s the craftiest operator within the Waystar Royco ranks and has survived attempts by others to have her ousted.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2023

Since then, the Packers have rolled off four wins in a row with Rodgers back to his craftiest and most resourceful self.

From Seattle Times Jan. 2, 2023

What he brings: One of the craftiest scorers in college basketball, the 6-foot-8 Windler converted more than 50 percent of his two-point field goals and 40 percent of his threes the past three seasons.

From Washington Post Jun. 19, 2019

Among the delegates was a “shaggy man with an unprepossessing manner and a crooked smile,” whom American Kremlinologists identified promptly as Semyon Tsarapkin, one of Moscow’s craftiest diplomatic negotiators.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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