shady
Example Sentences
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Some shady providers make money by logging and selling your browsing data, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of using a VPN.
From Salon
Low-value cars like mine often end up in "chop shops", shady workshops where they're broken up for second-hand components that sell for a fraction of the hefty prices charged for manufacturers' originals.
From BBC
However, Epstein appeared reluctant to engage with the multi-millionaire Conservative Party donor, after he was warned that the UK press were calling Rowland a "shady financier".
From BBC
He chose a shady spot under a vast tree with branches overhanging the water, but with the murmur of the river and the clucks, chirps, and chirrups all around, he soon drifted off to sleep.
From Literature
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The square was shady, surrounded by trees and small, brightly painted cafés, but Nighthand would not pause to allow Gelifen to eat the scraps left on the tables.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.