guileful

Example Sentences

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In fact her quote was more guileful than that—and all the more revealing for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

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 • May 4, 2022

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 • Aug. 23, 2019

He was never truthful with anyone, but always guileful in what he said and did, yet easily hoodwinked by any who wanted to deceive him.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

She had the sort of broad and guileful smile in which you couldn't help but believe—you just wanted to make her happy so you could keep seeing it.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green