hanky-panky

Example Sentences

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Technically, she was indicted for bank fraud relating to alleged hanky-panky on a mortgage application.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025

Steffen doesn’t look wholly convincing as he knocks it away, but the whistle goes for some hanky-panky in the six-yard box.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2021

One CME veteran told Cohan, “There is definite hanky-panky going on, to the world’s financial markets’ detriment.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2019

If an investigation finds any hanky-panky to get Wilson back in the game so quickly, the NFL needs to come down hard on the Seahawks.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2017

Although she was petite, I quickly discovered that my shorthand teacher was definitely not one to tolerate any hanky-panky.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals