Example Sentences

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Why spivvy Sidney was worth resurrecting isn't entirely clear.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012

While some policymakers believe the UK can be both ethical and spivvy, at home and abroad, there is a choice to be made.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2012

In a Commons session dominated by the banking scandal, David Cameron condemned the "spivvy and probably illegal" activity in the banking rate-fixing scandal.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012

What does a country that spent years impersonating a spivvy estate agent do now the housing bubble has burst?

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2011

This, amid the spivvy salesmanship, becomes a pretty dominant motif; how funny you find it will determine how much you enjoy this series.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2010