crafty fellow
Example Sentences
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Albert was said to be a crafty fellow who hustled match races in small towns along the way.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2013
The peasants, I think, do not show displeasure when they refer to him as un furbo, 'a crafty fellow.'
From Time Magazine Archive
The wizard was a crafty fellow who knew many a trick by which to save himself when in a dilemma.
From Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages by Emilie Poulsson
But the crafty fellow evidently suspected what you English call ‘a plant’—a prearranged plan—and he thought that by adopting the course he did he would have us at advantage.”
From The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure by Gordon Browne
"I must see that no one is coming," replied the crafty fellow.
From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Margaret Hunt
