sneaky

Example Sentences

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Her plot-rich story includes art terrorists, undercover agents, snooty Parisians, sneaky New Yorkers and a one-armed billionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It can feel "especially sneaky" when companies shrink products or downgrade their ingredients she said.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Trent Perry followed one sneaky steal with another in a span of less than a minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Rafalat needed to hack the system—to find some sneaky way to turn rubles into dollars.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

Norton clarified, his eyes beginning to get mean and sneaky like an alley cat about to jump on a bird.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel