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

But Zabka has craftily pushed the stubborn character to grow without forfeiting Johnny’s dude-like essence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

"I heard your paintbrush was stolen," the judge said to him craftily, "so I had my officers search for it, and we've found it. I'm happy to return it to you."

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin