wily
Example Sentences
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It didn’t achieve much, but it also didn’t appear to give away anything notable to the wily dictator.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Here Hyungjin Son, the bumpkin-ish Bardolph in “Falstaff,” portrayed the Count, while Colclough was the wily Figaro.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
It wasn’t just that Anthropic won a game of chess against that wily Hegseth.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026
Guy Pepper, eight caps deep, will be a target for wily opposite number Jamie Ritchie.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
I tell myself that he is wily and smart, and will not easily fall into Chief Powhatan’s trap.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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