craftily

Example Sentences

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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

The song grapples, craftily and intensely, with the distance between passion and logic, between feelings and measurements.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

But Zabka has craftily pushed the stubborn character to grow without forfeiting Johnny’s dude-like essence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

One chief reason for Popeil’s ubiquity became evident when people decided to poke fun at him — because he chose, craftily and strategically, to always be in on the joke.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021

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