wiled; wiling
Examples of wile in a Sentence
Noun
had to use all of her wiles to convince her guests to stay for dinner
it took both wile and cajolery to talk him into it
Verb
her stories of the Old South could wile anyone
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Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
That seems like an awfully optimistic reading of Trump’s strategic wiles.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Europe generally speaking is on Ukraine’s side, wants a settlement to the war to be as close to Kyiv’s preferences as possible and isn’t wiling to explore a detente with Moscow until the war is over.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Finn Bjork totaled 16 points and 12 rebounds wile Dom Taylor poured in 18 points as No. 6 Somerset Berkley advanced to the Division 2 State title game with a 66-58 win over No. 7 Masconomet on Monday night at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium on the campus of UMass Boston.
—Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
That seems like an awfully optimistic reading of Trump’s strategic wiles.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
Sun worshipers can wile away summer afternoons at one of the public or private beaches that linea long stretch of coastline tucked between two promontories, Capo Nero and Capo Sant’Ampelio.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Europe generally speaking is on Ukraine’s side, wants a settlement to the war to be as close to Kyiv’s preferences as possible and isn’t wiling to explore a detente with Moscow until the war is over.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Wile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wile. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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