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How to use slyness in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word slyness? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
And there's more, quite a lot, actually, starting with the boy's transparent slyness.
He can pull a prank with craftiness and slyness, so cunningly that even the heroes of war would not be able to spot it.
He was often accused of political intractability, lack of imperativeness and excessive slyness.
He seems to know all the possible ways one might lie-with craftiness, slyness, deception.
If any cigarette company told me not to smoke, I'd think it was some sort of slyness on their part.
To disappear is an act of humility, for sure, but it's also an act of cleverness, I would almost say of slyness.
He was often accused of political intractability, a lack of imperativeness, too great a readiness to take clairvoyants seriously, and excessive slyness.
The slyness of its inhabitants is well known and recognized.
He delighted in female subtlety, slyness and fecundity.
The giraffe was characterized by its length, the hare by its mischievousness, it's slyness in Senegalese society and that's how Mame Less Dia was able to transmit certain messages without crossing the censor.
With his natural slyness, he was able to talk his way out of trouble.
Examples from Classical Literature
We shall learn if slyness and treachery are to be defeated by fair-going and honour.
He combines the ferocity of the tiger, the slyness of the fox, and the shape of a monkey.
I should like to know what you think of yourself now with your slyness and deceit?
Beauchamp was not insensible to the slyness of the poke at him.
It was like a child, frightened into slyness, coaxing its mother.
If he went on beside him, he observed him with the slyness of an old white fox.
As for the bargain, it was wrinkled slyness and craft pitted against native truth and sagacity.
And some, like Florence, move with the slyness and softness of a cat.
For general reason, frankness is not a better quality than slyness.
Regularly, every slack water, without slyness, boldly and openly in the broad day, Big Alec was to be seen running his line.
Now, however, the diabolical reason of his slyness was apparent.
She had been steeped in slyness from her early infancy by a sly mother.
She had read him and was openly rejoicing in what she thought his slyness.
But at my last words he perked up into a kind of startled slyness.
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