underhanded
Example Sentences
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Becket’s childhood friend Julia, played as an adult by a suitably underhanded Margaret Qualley, marries another man but keeps popping into Becket’s life with femme-fatale vibes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
He’s dealing with the laws of the state, and by employing the kind of underhanded tactics that might have worked in a familial context, he has opened himself to legal consequences.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025
Local 99 of Services Employees International Union says the district has been underhanded by keeping many employees working fewer than four hours per day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
Perhaps the sheer existence of Thanos is his underhanded acknowledgment that people don’t like to think too deeply about the moral of the story.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
She had been despised as an underhanded and conniving witch since her days with Caesar.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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