sneakier; sneakiest
: marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness
a sneaky trick
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Examples of sneaky in a Sentence
They make it look like you're getting a lot more than you really are. It's a sneaky trick.
It's a sneaky way of getting people to buy something they don't need.
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Aegon usurped the throne all sneaky like from Rhaenyra and her husband, Daemon.
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Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
If adding more sneaky storage to your home is a priority, shop this up to 63 percent-off lift-up storage platform bed or a storage ottoman for 50 percent off.
—Rachel Trujillo, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Here, Usher takes a special lady for a sneaky drive back to his hotel, while Bun B rips the backend of the song to shreds.
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—Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
Some are adding service fees or sneaky price labeling—but others are using DSLs to their advantage.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024
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Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
If adding more sneaky storage to your home is a priority, shop this up to 63 percent-off lift-up storage platform bed or a storage ottoman for 50 percent off.
—Rachel Trujillo, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Here, Usher takes a special lady for a sneaky drive back to his hotel, while Bun B rips the backend of the song to shreds.
21.
—Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
Some are adding service fees or sneaky price labeling—but others are using DSLs to their advantage.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024
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“Sneaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneaky. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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