cunning
Example Sentences
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“The cunning they used to survive a hustler’s childhood,” Ms. Collinsworth observes, “had become a streak of ruthlessness in their adulthood.”
Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it was not negotiating with the hackers behind a "sophisticated and cunning" ransomware attack that is about to enter its third month.
From Barron's
And does Sunderland's cunning tactic of moving the advertising boards make a difference?
From BBC
Filmed in lush, dreamlike greens and blues, “Adoration” belongs to one of my favorite genres: movies about untrustworthy, unpredictable kids, who bait us with their innocence and then befuddle us with their cunning.
From New York Times
“A war is not a competition of raw force and strength of weapons and people, it’s more about who’s more cunning,” he said.
From Seattle Times
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