sly
Example Sentences
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You have to be clever, not sly, in how you deal with it.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
I saw his pale skin turned purple, his sly mouth gone flat.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
After he saves the day, and his Daily Planet colleagues remark on Superman’s skills, his alter ego Clark Kent gives a sly glance to the camera, letting the audience in on the, quite obvious, ruse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
Weir’s playing was nimble and intuitive, his voice a sly croon that got appealingly craggy with age.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
And if I didn’t act fast, this sly picker of pockets would be helping himself to my aunt’s money at any second.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing sly
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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