cunning
Example Sentences
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“The cunning they used to survive a hustler’s childhood,” Ms. Collinsworth observes, “had become a streak of ruthlessness in their adulthood.”
Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it was not negotiating with the hackers behind a "sophisticated and cunning" ransomware attack that is about to enter its third month.
From Barron's
And does Sunderland's cunning tactic of moving the advertising boards make a difference?
From BBC
“Wallachians were accustomed to give it as a surname to any person who rendered himself conspicuous either by courage, cruel actions, or cunning.”
From Salon
Archive technician Madalena Pena, 34, said the government was reversing labour rights "in an unfair, subtle, and cunning way, without having said anything before the election" in May.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
