shifty
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"Bird-watchers are tense, competitive, selfish, shifty, dishonest, distrusting, boorish, pedantic, unsentimental, arrogant and - above all, envious" he wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Trying to look manly and tough when your entire regime, from the top on down, consists of shifty characters with a wide range of obvious personality disorders might seem like a categorical error.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
On the hunt for her next scoop—“the kind of thing people kill for”—she makes an appointment with a shifty potential source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Davis, an All-Pro punt returner in his rookie campaign with shifty speed, looks to get more snaps on offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
There was the shifty rustling of unreadiness but finally a boy of fourteen led us off and I dared not hang back, as much as I hated the idea of seeing Mrs. Taylor.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Moss’ physical straight-ahead running style is expected to complement starting running back Devin Singletary’s shiftier approach.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2020
As teams went all-in on speed in reaction to the Penguins’ championships, smaller, shiftier players briefly had an edge over the players who dwarfed them but couldn’t get down the ice quite as fast.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2019
In particular, the 6-0, 213-pound Newton — who was sidelined during his redshirt season with a shoulder injury — could provide an intriguing change of pace from the smaller, shiftier Ahmed and McGrew.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2019
Browning isn’t a runner in the Manziel/Watson mode, but he is much shiftier than he appears, and has shown a propensity for extending plays.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2016
Their shiftier shapes might have held a message that in my new happiness and with a little bit of time I’d soon decipher.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
But those multimillion-dollar views come with a problem no amount of money can fix: The homes are built on some of the shiftiest and most unreliable soil in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
A four-star recruit from nearby Tampa and the shiftiest player on the Gators’ roster, Napier had seen enough of Wilson during fall camp to realize the true freshman could help right away.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
So far, Lee has been Penn State’s shiftiest back.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
The Dodgers and Rays are among the "shiftiest" teams in the majors.
From Fox News ● May 23, 2019
"The shiftless one is about the shiftiest man in the wilderness," he replied.
From The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
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