smooth operator
Example Sentences
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Dougie has so far been presented as a smooth operator, a kind of central-casting jerk.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023
Morales is such a smooth operator one might wish he played Ethan Hunt because Tom Cruise looks weary in the role.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023
John May from London is a rough diamond and smooth operator who doesn’t suffer fools: “Once bitten, twice bite, that’s my motto.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023
He was a smooth operator on video calls - intense, charismatic, even appearing caring.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2022
Russia - a smooth operator - chose to side with France and Germany, at least temporarily.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel
