wily

Example Sentences

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John Rudge was at Stoke with me, as our director of sport, and was a wily old fox.

From BBC

His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.

From Barron's

Though that song is certainly the more accessible of the two new singles, “Sexistential” is the more fascinating, wily one.

From Salon

The wily old fox, his patter and his influence has juxtaposed a disconnect between the board and the stands.

From BBC

The plot basically sticks to the first seven chapters of the 100-chapter novel, which concerns an engagingly impulsive monkey who obtains superpowers and, to protect his monkey community, enjoys one wily adventure after another.

From Los Angeles Times