sneakier; sneakiest
: marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness
a sneaky trick
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.
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The character had a sneaky pathos.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Seattle isn’t flashy but is solid, sneaky good, with the second-best points differential in the NFL and Sam Darnold-to-Jaxon Smith-Njigba an unheralded-but-potent hookup.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Get peace of mind during your travels with these sneaky luggage protection hacks.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sneaky
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“Sneaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneaky. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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