She turned out to be a wily negotiator.
a wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really need
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The main character of an upcoming DC Universe movie, Kara is the extraterrestrial cousin to Superman, rightful owner of the wily super-dog Krypto — and, as the Man of Steel and his robot friend Four (voiced by Alan Tudyk) establish, a party animal.—Jack Smart, People.com, 11 July 2025 The second season, which debuted in 2022, starred Glenn Close as a wily longtime Mossad asset named Marjan working inside the Iranian capital.—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025 Things can be heightened about combative and wily AGIs by including the aspect of national borders and global geopolitics into the mix.—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Then a giant sunflower will blossom into my email directory, thanks to a wily plant nursery eager for a sale.—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wily
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