crafty
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She faced a tricky task against the crafty Muchova, who was the only player at the event to have a winning head-to-head against her.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
An all-rounder for the better part of her first decade in cricket, she made herself indispensable to the side with her explosive middle-order batting, crafty off-spin and sharp fielding skills.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The rickety CGI not its strong suit, “Hope” never quite follows through on its crafty first hour of peekaboo velocity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Kevin Walker and Jack Auen direct a crafty, occult-flavored literary thriller about a professor investigating a device said to be able to see any moment in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Also the Titan of crafty counsel,” Grover put in.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
The remaining nominees — knockouts of style and mood — are craftier evocations, digging into spaces where memories are vivid yet elusive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
But the French league will still have Messi, who’s a little slower but a lot more craftier.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
But the flipping is craftier than just that.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2019
But I wouldn't be surprised if Putin had something even craftier up his sleeve.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2018
“Tragic part is, Merv’s craftier by half than what he makes out he is. It suits Merv to act the village idiot, ’cause all the other kids expect it.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
If that happens, the craftiest otters may be the most prepared.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
Hardy, “The Mockingbird & the Crow” Having written every stupid-brilliant bro-country song he could, one of Nashville’s craftiest operators turns his ball cap around and goes nü-metal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Since then, the Packers have rolled off four wins in a row with Rodgers back to his craftiest and most resourceful self.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
Hopkins, a bit of a historic hambone himself, cedes all the big gestures to Pryce and stealthily does some of his craftiest acting in years.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
Jade is the craftiest out of all of us, which is why Mr. Chapman called her “the Artist.”
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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