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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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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But the catchphrase in Earthquake’s Joke Telling Business is really canny.
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Adjective
So does Rivers, one of the canniest readers of the field.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Harrison’s canny business acumen is also reaping rewards.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2025
Most of the time, landing a canny distributor with pockets like NatGeo (even though their promo budgets have been cut back) is a plus.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
But the catchphrase in Earthquake’s Joke Telling Business is really canny.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2025.
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