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

But behind the gag-triggering premise is a film that’s comically daring, craftily directed, unmercifully vulgar and all the way German.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

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

It’s not that Reggie was an extraordinarily canny alligator, craftily outwitting his would-be captors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

“Big boys on top no like,” Joao said craftily.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer