shiftily
Example Sentences
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Stiller, reprising his role as President Trump’s embattled attorney, Michael Cohen, shiftily sidles up to a phone booth and calls Trump, who is sitting in the Oval Office reading Par 4 magazine.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2018
“Laggies” is never more fun than when he calls Megan into his office, shiftily cross-examining her.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2014
"I think it was The Sun, in England," he ventured shiftily.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2010
“He is not a boy,” replied Maria shiftily.
From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Harold M. Brett
He did not look me in the face as he delivered this piece of information, but allowed his narrow eyes to drop away shiftily.
From The House by the Lock by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
