connive
Example Sentences
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She may be a conniving opportunist; she may be an abused and desperate woman simply hoping for a better life.
At Sam First, you’re so far into the Westside it feels conniving and like a tech monster might hold you hostage until you give up all your data.
From Los Angeles Times
At a Saturday briefing for high ranking military officers first reported by the Journal, Gen. Zhang was accused of everything from conniving at corruption with family members to spilling nuclear secrets to the U.S.
Court documents filed this week paint an image of both a conniving player and a fragile individual.
From Los Angeles Times
The conniving producers, stagestruck backers, formidable labor organizations and long hours in grim conditions show that Shakespeare really is our contemporary.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
