sneakily

Example Sentences

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Ms. Keaton’s la-di-da breeziness was one of her most sneakily beguiling qualities; she came across as the best friend you’d love to confide in because you knew she didn’t hold herself higher than you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

"He phoned me the day after the funeral and said can we spread the ashes on the pitch, he sneakily put a bit in the goal," said Sarah.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

At heart, “About Dry Grasses” is a wise and sneakily humane chronicle of three adults, one betrayal and the price of living a toxically unexamined life.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

But what Torres nails is breathtaking, especially that midnight anxiety at the ATM, the scanning for sketchy cash jobs online and, most sneakily and warmly, a blooming connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

That icy feeling Aru had wasn’t just autumn turning sneakily into winter....It was him.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi