slyly
Example Sentences
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And he writes slyly of another institution that “was highly ranked for having the most student-friendly grade-change policy, nationwide, outside the Ivy League.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Next to them, Colbert plied his art slyly, even mildly, but regularly and in ways the nerdiest students of comedy could appreciate.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
"It's a captivating, slyly sophisticated novel," said Natasha Brown, the chair of the judging panel.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Amanda Ghaffari slyly streams the Green Bay Packers game on her iPhone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
I saw my sister look at me slyly and tap the space between her eyebrows slowly four times.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Vocabulary lists containing slyly
