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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Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 6 May 2025
But Moroney is canny enough to understand that country identity can be a selling point, even or especially to fans with other interests.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
In Babygirl, the girlboss isn’t being vilified or even critiqued, but explored with a canny interest.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Much has been made of his Nikes, and the Church’s decision to display him this way has always struck me as a canny bit of image-making.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The lower section featured a fanning hem in stiff and immaculately white fabric, resulting in a canny visual pun that translated the visual register of suiting onto a classic ballgown (and required a fleet of attendants to carry it onto the carpet unscathed).
—Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 6 May 2025
But Moroney is canny enough to understand that country identity can be a selling point, even or especially to fans with other interests.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
In Babygirl, the girlboss isn’t being vilified or even critiqued, but explored with a canny interest.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Much has been made of his Nikes, and the Church’s decision to display him this way has always struck me as a canny bit of image-making.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Canny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canny. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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