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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But before Prater became one of the unlikeliest heroes of Bills lore, destined to be referenced for decades in one of the most memorable games in the history of what’s soon to be the old Highmark Stadium, his teammates had a sneaky feeling.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Another fun activity documented in the post included Hudson hitting a piñata, along with a sneaky shot of Haack holding the stick as a group of kids surround her.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This meant that select watch faces, like Reflections, could update every second even in standby, meaning a sneaky glance down at your wrist during a dull meeting could tell you the time with to-the-second precision.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The schedule turns more difficult in Week 3 by an order of magnitude with trips to Texas Tech and Oregon and then a sneaky-tough home date with Houston.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Another fun activity documented in the post included Hudson hitting a piñata, along with a sneaky shot of Haack holding the stick as a group of kids surround her.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This meant that select watch faces, like Reflections, could update every second even in standby, meaning a sneaky glance down at your wrist during a dull meeting could tell you the time with to-the-second precision.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The schedule turns more difficult in Week 3 by an order of magnitude with trips to Texas Tech and Oregon and then a sneaky-tough home date with Houston.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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