craftily
Example Sentences
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Mr. Skarsgård’s equivocal and unshowy performance—he’s a master of acting without seeming to be acting—creates an ambiguity around Gustav, craftily rendered by the two screenwriters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Vita Sackville-West was the inspiration for her lover Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando,” which craftily shimmied past censorship of the “Sapphist” literature of the day.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
But the track craftily refuses to settle into a club groove.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022
She took note of how many artists craftily repurposed materials and to make original work.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2022
Lennie spoke craftily, “Tell me—like you done before.”
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
