shifty
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Will his crew see this grandiose conspiracy through, despite their shifty partners and some last-minute catastrophes?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Trying to look manly and tough when your entire regime, from the top on down, consists of shifty characters with a wide range of obvious personality disorders might seem like a categorical error.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
Down eight points in the first quarter, all the shifty guard had to do was score a layup to keep USC at bay amid a JuJu Watkins scoring run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
After acting a bit shifty throughout the finale, Gwen revealed she has a boyfriend.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
He gave Harry a shifty grin that Harry did not return, as the newborn monster inside him was roaring for Dean’s instant dismissal from the team.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Moss’ physical straight-ahead running style is expected to complement starting running back Devin Singletary’s shiftier approach.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2020
As teams went all-in on speed in reaction to the Penguins’ championships, smaller, shiftier players briefly had an edge over the players who dwarfed them but couldn’t get down the ice quite as fast.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2019
In particular, the 6-0, 213-pound Newton — who was sidelined during his redshirt season with a shoulder injury — could provide an intriguing change of pace from the smaller, shiftier Ahmed and McGrew.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2019
But, in a wide receiver corps built around shorter, shiftier options like Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett, a healthy Marshall can still make a positive impact.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2018
Their shiftier shapes might have held a message that in my new happiness and with a little bit of time I’d soon decipher.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
But those multimillion-dollar views come with a problem no amount of money can fix: The homes are built on some of the shiftiest and most unreliable soil in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
A four-star recruit from nearby Tampa and the shiftiest player on the Gators’ roster, Napier had seen enough of Wilson during fall camp to realize the true freshman could help right away.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
So far, Lee has been Penn State’s shiftiest back.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
The Dodgers and Rays are among the "shiftiest" teams in the majors.
From Fox News ● May 23, 2019
He was known throughout the football world as one of the shiftiest runners of his day.
From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards
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