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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It’s been a big offseason for the dynamic receiver, a shifty route runner who’s not the biggest guy, at 6-foot and165 pounds, but his ball skills are elite.
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The speedy Alec Pierce, who is currently sidelined due to ankle surgery, and shifty Downs will slide into Indy’s top two spots, leaving Dulin to compete with veterans Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Laquon Treadwell, as well as rookie seventh-round pick Deion Burks, for the third starting job.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Catalina suffers from an unspecified mental disability, which Saavedra, who is not handicapped, performs in an arguably inappropriate register of fidgety hands and shifty-eyed glances.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 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
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The speedy Alec Pierce, who is currently sidelined due to ankle surgery, and shifty Downs will slide into Indy’s top two spots, leaving Dulin to compete with veterans Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Laquon Treadwell, as well as rookie seventh-round pick Deion Burks, for the third starting job.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Catalina suffers from an unspecified mental disability, which Saavedra, who is not handicapped, performs in an arguably inappropriate register of fidgety hands and shifty-eyed glances.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 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
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 20 Jun. 2026.
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