sneakier; sneakiest
: marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness
a sneaky trick
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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Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Keeping that in mind, Dallas has now been linked as a possible suitor for a sneaky good trade target.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
So sneaky that some play a deadly game of hide and seek.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
The Irish have been sneaky good after halftime all season, even during those losses to Miami and Texas A&M.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sneaky
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“Sneaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneaky. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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