wilier

Example Sentences

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He proves wilier than the hunter and retains fearsome strength and speed, despite his age.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

As the wilier, more calculating of two friends seeking their fortune in the Old West, Orion Lee complements Magaro beautifully in “First Cow,” to the point where he almost qualifies as a lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020

This had become the norm: with declining media coverage and wilier evasions by the police, the dead tended to disappear.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2019

But he is wilier than that, curious and surprisingly puckish.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2017

“Well, there ain’t too many animals wilier or tougher than a old coon. Most people think you just chase ’em up a tree and pop ’em, but that ain’t half the story.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis