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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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
But the catchphrase in Earthquake’s Joke Telling Business is really canny.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
But Ma has been deftly drawn as a canny realist and problem solver—not the kind of person to indulge in daydreams.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Their replacements, Hakeem Jeffries and John Thune, are capable enough but lack Pelosi and McConnell’s canny ruthlessness.
—Molly Ball, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
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
But Ma has been deftly drawn as a canny realist and problem solver—not the kind of person to indulge in daydreams.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Their replacements, Hakeem Jeffries and John Thune, are capable enough but lack Pelosi and McConnell’s canny ruthlessness.
—Molly Ball, Time, 6 Nov. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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