guile

Example Sentences

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He added: "Your lack of remorse was only matched by your guile in squeezing every last penny from one victim before moving on to the next."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Like Julien Duvivier and François Truffaut before him, Kiarostami captures their innocence and guile with righteous force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Harmer outdid the Indian spinners in their own den with his guile and turn.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star,” wrote actor Bette Midler on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

There was no hiding here, though, and because there was no guile in him, everything he felt showed on his face.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor