cunning

Example Sentences

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As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.

From The Wall Street Journal

The hosts kicked just as often, but with more cunning and variety, circumventing England with sideways nudges.

From BBC

I’d seen the series countless times, often quoting the hilarious lines that she delivered with such singular eccentricity — dripping with sequin-laced cunning.

From Los Angeles Times

It says, therefore, a great deal in Christopher Forrester’s favor that he refused —with speed and cunning and courage—to be eaten.

From Literature

As Thia tries to complete the mission she failed alongside her synthetic sister, Fanning relishes the chance to play the far more violent and cunning counterpart, Tessa.

From Salon