guileful

Example Sentences

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The game still features plenty of lung-burning rallies, but there is much more action now in the front of the court — more drop shots and guileful flicks.

From New York Times

Equally enjoyable is the pleasure, borrowed from John le Carré, of watching the games of vastly intelligent and dead-hearted men as they play with the lives of the less guileful.

From New York Times

Creepy Santa never gets his ultimate comeuppance, guileful Snow White never finds her ideal prince.

From Los Angeles Times

Facebook’s own guileful way of presenting the issue was to claim that while “passive” consumption of social media content could pose mental health risks, more engagement could “improve wellbeing”.

From The Guardian

Although their name was an architectural inside joke — a caryatid is a type of Greek column that is also a statue of the female likeness — their guileful display took on some serious issues.

From Los Angeles Times