nifty

Example Sentences

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Not that “Eternity,” after a plot swerve that had this viewer fooled, doesn’t find a nifty way to stick its heartfelt landing.

From Los Angeles Times

“Well, I’ll be! I almost didn’t recognize you, Cassawoof, in that nifty dancing outfit. And look at you two fine fellows, with your hair all slicked back! Shows what I know about fashion.”

From Literature

Their—soon to be everyone’s—nifty solution to the problem of selling the lower floors appears, in retrospect, almost magical.

From Literature

Booker was a menace on both sides of the court, grabbing five rebounds, blocking five shots and even throwing a nifty pass to a cutting Jamar Brown for a layup.

From Los Angeles Times

That return to form was summed up by a searing break in the second half, where the England wing almost ran half the pitch to score after some nifty footwork.

From BBC