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Stewart, generally a marvelous actor, plays Diana as a mannered doe—the performance is packed with calculation and guile.
WHY PRINCESS DIANA IS SO HARD TO GET RIGHT ONSCREENSTEPHANIE ZACHAREKOCTOBER 26, 2021TIME
It has been built on the resourcefulness, guile and self-belief of a gritty competitor determined to find solutions against favored opponents.
TEENS LEYLAH FERNANDEZ, EMMA RADUCANU STORM INTO U.S. OPEN FINAL ON GRIT AND BELIEFLIZ CLARKESEPTEMBER 10, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Her performance is clearly stylized, but it’s also packed with calculation and guile.
KRISTEN STEWART AND PABLO LARRAÍN DO PRINCESS DIANA WRONG IN SPENCERSTEPHANIE ZACHAREKSEPTEMBER 3, 2021TIME
He used changes of pace and direction, plus more than a little ref-baiting guile, to get Embiid and Matisse Thybulle, in particular, to foul him on attempts that likely had little chance of being converted in the first place.
THE BUCKS-HAWKS SERIES COULD COME DOWN TO ONE AREA OF THE COURTJARED DUBINJUNE 23, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
That’s a lot of guile, a lot of know-how — and a lot of star power.
JON LESTER STRENGTHENS THE NATIONALS’ BIGGEST STRENGTH — AND GIVES THEM AN UNDENIABLE IDENTITYBARRY SVRLUGAJANUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The simple honest-hearted General, who knew not the guile of their hearts, was deluded into wishing them success.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELL
She knew that he loved her—a frank, blustering fellow without guile enough to conceal his feelings, and no desire to do so.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
There was neither guile nor vanity in the girl's heart, nor a trace of deceit in her face; only gentleness, truth, and beauty.
A FOREST HEARTH: A ROMANCE OF INDIANA IN THE THIRTIESCHARLES MAJOR
She was so bright and pretty, so interested, and so free from guile, that hearts opened to her as blossoms to the sun.
JOYCE'S INVESTMENTSFANNIE E. NEWBERRY
O strong ones, he who is the guardian of so much wealth, he calls on you with praises, free from guile.
SACRED BOOKS OF THE EASTVARIOUS
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO GUILE

  • abilities
  • adeptness
  • adroitness
  • aptitudes
  • artistry
  • arts
  • cleverness
  • competences
  • cunning
  • dexterities
  • expertness
  • ingenuity
  • knacks
  • know-hows
  • proficiencies
  • techniques
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