canny

Example Sentences

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"Larijani is a true insider, a canny operator, familiar with how the system operates," Ali Vaez, the International Crisis Group's project director for Iran, said before the Middle East war began.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 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

Rodríguez is considered a canny politician who some contend is much less ideological than her leftist history implies.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

However, he's been around the block and is a canny operator.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

It’s no canny to run frae London to the Black Sea wi’ a wind ahint ye, as though the Deil himself were blawin’ on yer sail for his ain purpose.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker