cunningin a sentence
cunning as in: a cunning thief
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She came up with a cunning scheme to cheat him.cunning = clever and deceitful
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The worst mix -- greedy, cunning, and without morals.
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She is inexperienced and he is cunning.
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His newborn cunning gave him poise and control. (source)cunning = being good at achieving goals through cleverness
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The culprit is far too cunning to be apprehended for this dastardly deed. (source)cunning = clever and deceptive
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There wasn't a trace of cunning in May, and you could depend on her not to overthink her answers. (source)cunning = cleverness in deception
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Or perhaps in Slytherin You'll make your real friends, Those cunning folk use any means To achieve their ends. (source)cunning = clever and deceptive
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Cunningly recessed skylights let in light but no glimpse of sky; Daedalus' work, I supposed. (source)Cunningly = cleverly
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I am far from believing the timid maxim[385] of Lord Falkland,[386] ("That for ceremony there must go two to it; since a bold fellow will go through the cunningest forms,") and am of opinion that the gentleman is the bold fellow whose forms are not to be broken through; and only that plenteous nature is rightful master, which is the complement of whatever person it converses with.† (source)
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"It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks!" I didn't know exactly what I meant, but I was thinking about Johnny's father being a drunk and ... and Dally--wild, cunning Dally--turning into a hoodlum because he'd die if he didn't, and... (source)cunning = clever and deceptive
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I'm still around, but from here on in, for reasons I'm not at liberty to disclose, I've disguised myself so cunningly that even the cleverest reader will fail to recognize me. (source)cunningly = cleverly
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'You are the demdest, knowing hand,' replied Mr Mantalini, in an admiring tone, 'the cunningest, rummest, superlativest old fox—oh dem!† (source)
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He was smart and cunning, but his gaze was wistful. (source)cunning = clever
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Cunningly deployed lighting and mirrors created the illusion of standing in a conservatory overlooking a wide stretch of exquisitely manicured garden.† (source)Cunningly = in a manner that is clever and typically that includes tricking others
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and after all, the cunningest scout of the whole Dahcotah nation might pass his life in searching for the spot where it fell, and be no wiser when his eyes grew dim, than when they were first opened.† (source)
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There was gentle Phil crumpled up before him, Mac's breathing skeleton, endless ocean stretching away in every direction, the sun lying over them, the cunning bodies of the sharks, waiting, circling. (source)cunning = clever
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