Examples of canny in a Sentence
Adjective
a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents
warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
One famous example of a canny international tax strategy was Apple’s domicile in Ireland, along with so many other multinationals keeping their international profits offshore in affiliates in order to avoid paying U.S. tax, which at the time applied to all worldwide income upon repatriation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
At first, the book’s canny political observations come up against Evie’s naïveté.
—Lora Kelley, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
Independent publishers are canny, resilient actors, not fragile victims.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Fahy’s expert balancing of sweet and canny, world-weary and naïve in the role earned her an Emmy nomination in Supporting Actress and a massive following.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
One famous example of a canny international tax strategy was Apple’s domicile in Ireland, along with so many other multinationals keeping their international profits offshore in affiliates in order to avoid paying U.S. tax, which at the time applied to all worldwide income upon repatriation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
At first, the book’s canny political observations come up against Evie’s naïveté.
—Lora Kelley, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
Independent publishers are canny, resilient actors, not fragile victims.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for canny
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“Canny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canny. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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