sneakier; sneakiest
: marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness
a sneaky trick
Synonyms
Examples of sneaky in a Sentence
They make it look like you're getting a lot more than you really are. It's a sneaky trick.
It's a sneaky way of getting people to buy something they don't need.
Recent Examples on the Web
Having this social lifeline might cause your mother to be less sneaky on Sundays.
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Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Soffer: Grief is sneaky and does not respect business hours.
—Rachel Montañez, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
What is life without that extra shake of salt, a crisp rasher of bacon, a sneaky egg?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
Carsten Koester’s lighting design has some sneaky touches that capture the nature of suffocating press conferences.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
My little sneaky one is the (Strike King) Space Monkey.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
This nylon bag from Peak Gear is made with several sneaky, spacious pockets to safely store my essentials, while a handy RFID-blocking pocket is the ideal spot for my cards and ID to keep electronic theft at bay.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
Belos Chunky Platform Lace-Up Sneakers The Belos Chunky Platform Lace-Up Sneakers have a very functional and super sneaky detail — black rubber soles.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Shrinking itself is captured in official inflation data, but another sneaky force that costs consumers is getting missed in the statistics.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Soffer: Grief is sneaky and does not respect business hours.
—Rachel Montañez, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
What is life without that extra shake of salt, a crisp rasher of bacon, a sneaky egg?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
Carsten Koester’s lighting design has some sneaky touches that capture the nature of suffocating press conferences.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
My little sneaky one is the (Strike King) Space Monkey.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
This nylon bag from Peak Gear is made with several sneaky, spacious pockets to safely store my essentials, while a handy RFID-blocking pocket is the ideal spot for my cards and ID to keep electronic theft at bay.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
Belos Chunky Platform Lace-Up Sneakers The Belos Chunky Platform Lace-Up Sneakers have a very functional and super sneaky detail — black rubber soles.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Shrinking itself is captured in official inflation data, but another sneaky force that costs consumers is getting missed in the statistics.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Sneaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneaky. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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