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

And the man she was meeting, this crafty fellow who hung back in the shadow of the solid gate, who and what was he?

From The Riddle of the Night by Hanshew, Thomas W.

But it was hinted to us, that this man, a cunning, crafty fellow, was a confidential messenger from W�rtemberg.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm

That’s a crafty fellow, and he’s not going to give us any advantage.

From The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger by Graydon, William Murray