Examples of wily in a Sentence
She turned out to be a wily negotiator.
a wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really need
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Fast forward 20 minutes after the latest mature words uttered by the Wild’s wily ol’ vet.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Still, the 39-year-old Ovechkin, his beard turned salt and pepper, showed his wily ways.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
What about that wily junk dealer, or the creepy cemetery?
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
Greg Hunt, the wily suitor of the late Tanya McQuoid.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Still, the 39-year-old Ovechkin, his beard turned salt and pepper, showed his wily ways.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
What about that wily junk dealer, or the creepy cemetery?
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
Greg Hunt, the wily suitor of the late Tanya McQuoid.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wily
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“Wily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wily. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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