slyness
Example Sentences
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That it got made before the strict enforcement of the Production Code allowed for a few more liberties than would shortly be permitted, but its bedrock slyness and winking tone are elemental.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Jones is at once affable and intense — a polite slyness radiates off him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
When they finally spotted him hiding among the branches, his mom said, Berkley smiled with a sort of slyness that he would become known for as he grew up.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
But Mill's Dortmund team-mate Norbert Dickel perhaps summed up his slyness best of all when describing him with the pun: "He is washed with all wastewaters."
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021
So Lyra opened the door and found Iofur Raknison waiting for her, with an expression of triumph, slyness, apprehension, and greed.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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