shifty
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Knowing this documentary exists — that a slippery figure like Fielder is going toe-to-toe with the equally shifty Holmes — is its own “spoiler.”
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
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
Down eight points in the first quarter, all the shifty guard had to do was score a layup to keep USC at bay amid a JuJu Watkins scoring run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
After acting a bit shifty throughout the finale, Gwen revealed she has a boyfriend.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
It had always been rumbly and shifty and restless.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Edmonds was a smaller, shiftier back than Conner, and the two provided a good one-two punch.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 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
If an opponent uses a shiftier player who can put the ball on the floor at power forward, Humphries and Gooden must leave their comfort zones and guard him on the perimeter.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2015
"I was a little shiftier, more erratic," Warner said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2010
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
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
Miami traded five draft picks for Hill in March, bringing in one of the NFL’s shiftiest, speediest wideouts to ignite an offense that has flourished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
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
You’re the shiftiest chef that ever juggled a fryin’ pan.
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford
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