slyly
Example Sentences
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On those songs, the percussive combination of Messrs. Hussain and Harland is striking—lively and festive on “Jai Ganga”; slyly grooving on “Tagore”; slow and alluring on “Bharati’s Dance, Tempo Divine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
So yes, that sport you played in the school playground was slyly, quietly revolutionary.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The movie toggles between the two narratives, slyly exploring the ways creators plunder the lives of those they know in the quest for a good story.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
It recently played out in public in the form of a Super Bowl ad campaign slyly attacking OpenAI—without naming it—for its decision to include ads in its chatbot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Mariam was not looking at him, but she could hear something slyly playful in these questions, like a needling.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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