slyly
Example Sentences
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So yes, that sport you played in the school playground was slyly, quietly revolutionary.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
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
Jason tilts his head toward me, his hand moving slyly across his book.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
Vocabulary lists containing slyly
