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
Conley had the offense running crisply and craftily whenever he was initiating.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
Vita Sackville-West was the inspiration for her lover Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando,” which craftily shimmied past censorship of the “Sapphist” literature of the day.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
Like any craftily layered confection, what at first presents itself as colorfully whipped reveals itself to be a more tangy, lasting bite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
Macon was smiling, but so craftily that Milkman could hardly recognize it as a smile.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
