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

The song grapples, craftily and intensely, with the distance between passion and logic, between feelings and measurements.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

He is a scholar in the play; Faye, craftily, makes him an aspiring biographer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2021

One chief reason for Popeil’s ubiquity became evident when people decided to poke fun at him — because he chose, craftily and strategically, to always be in on the joke.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021

Sir Turquine made a hissing through his bebn and struck craftily, before his enemy was ready.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White