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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Enter Something Beautiful, a wily pop opus with contributions from a diverse array of indie artists.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
In a reunion fraught with tension and doubt, even his own wife fails to recognize the wily Odysseus.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Looney could apply his wily talents for good this year.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Today, anyone who wants to be in the weird world of entertainment could do a lot worse than to think like a wily, creative, slightly delusional independent filmmaker.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
In a reunion fraught with tension and doubt, even his own wife fails to recognize the wily Odysseus.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Looney could apply his wily talents for good this year.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Today, anyone who wants to be in the weird world of entertainment could do a lot worse than to think like a wily, creative, slightly delusional independent filmmaker.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
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“Wily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wily. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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