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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

Conley had the offense running crisply and craftily whenever he was initiating.

From Seattle Times May 24, 2024

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

Like any craftily layered confection, what at first presents itself as colorfully whipped reveals itself to be a more tangy, lasting bite.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2022

Dad craftily installed bags under each toilet seat, which we are to throw out after using, like a giant camping nightmare.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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