shifty

I’m not saying we’re actively rooting for McIlroy to blow it, but it’s always spicy when the roller coaster creaks and the leaderboard gets shifty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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

After acting a bit shifty throughout the finale, Gwen revealed she has a boyfriend.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024

While it’s likely traditional kick return guys — think diminutive, shifty and speedy — would still have a role, there is a question of whether prototypical running backs could be useful.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Servants with shifty eyes would sneak around the packs of merchandise like carrion birds.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

DeBoer has historically utilized smaller, shiftier backs with an ability to catch the ball out of the backfield.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022

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

“Myles is a little shiftier, a little more wait, wait, patient. Lavon is more of a downhill, find a crease and hit it hard. That’s when I think that he’s at his best.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 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

But by then the shiftiest witness had had time to invent a dozen suitable answers.

From The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert