shiftier; shiftiest
Examples of shifty in a Sentence
shifty politicians making deals to channel federal funds into their districts
shifty practices such as turning back the odometers on used cars
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Preston is a shifty and fast skater who can attack inside ice laterally but can also play out wide and burn for odd-man rushes, and excelled after moving to his off-wing (left wing) in Vancouver, going east-west more on his forehand.
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Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Wiggins wears a shifty bowler hat and takes notes on Jol and Louisa, then reports back to Frances.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Here, his work leans into the shifty uncanniness of Altman’s two (or more)-facedness.
—Cath Virginia, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
On more than one occasion during team period and in seven-on-seven, Shaw deftly mirrored the shifty Craver.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
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Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Wiggins wears a shifty bowler hat and takes notes on Jol and Louisa, then reports back to Frances.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Here, his work leans into the shifty uncanniness of Altman’s two (or more)-facedness.
—Cath Virginia, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
On more than one occasion during team period and in seven-on-seven, Shaw deftly mirrored the shifty Craver.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shifty
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“Shifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shifty. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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