Examples of shady in a Sentence

Their backyard is nice and shady. I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.

Recent Examples on the Web Some of these labels collapse, often in a wave of recriminations about shady business practices. — New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022 While Bitcoin and other coins aren’t yet considered securities, the regulators will dig into finding out if there are instances of money laundering, pump-and-dump schemes, shady business practices, wash sales, and market manipulations. — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Abramovich has donated more of his fortune to charity than any other living Russian — more than $2.5 billion by one estimate — but he also has been tied to shady business practices in Russia and played a major role in Putin’s rise to power. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021 The true-crime series aims to explore the shady practices behind the Von Dutch business. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 16 Nov. 2021 Widespread interest in data privacy has surged in recent years as shady corporate data practices come to light. — Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2021 As a result, some apps offer loans with annual percentage rates of up to 400%, and borrowers have accused them of shady practices including illegally mining customer data, and shaming of defaulters. — Carlos Mureithi, Quartz Africa, 22 Feb. 2021 Over the years, many of them have cited the argument that earmarks lead to shady and unnecessary government spending. — Andrew Zhang, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2022 However, the user experience is poor and shady at best. — Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 See More

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