canny

Example Sentences

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Probing further, the critic hears, beneath the brazenness, a canny control in the singer’s voice that “tells us more than the words it delivers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

He has also homed in on a canny, powerful message that could prove to have wider appeal than O’Rourke’s.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Curran is often credited with having a canny mix of slower balls but he has largely kept his pace above 80mph in those crucial final stages.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

There was intrigue over whether heavy-hitting Lopes would change strategy and take a more cautious approach against the canny Volkanovski.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

“Anyone who would keep pace with your craftiness must be a canny dealer.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton