guile
Example Sentences
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Whereas some players compensate for age with craft and guile, he has simply tapped back into the power and athleticism that made him great in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
But the Cyclops is one-eyed, slow-moving and tactically naive, like the English national team, and is eventually defeated by firm managerial leadership and guile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Yet Brown got to Number 10 with a mixture of patience, caution, guile and ruthlessness, whereas Andy Burnham speedy rise was largely due to one major electoral gamble.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
While the WSL is still a league with a divide between haves and have-nots, those that have still need guile and adaptability to beat sides lower in the division.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
Below a certain age, kids don’t have enough guile to filter what their parents tell them in private.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Vocabulary lists containing guile
The Crucible
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Grade 11, List 2
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