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Recent Examples of shady This obliges Ester to seek employment as a seasonal laborer, making deals with shady Calabrian farmers to earn a few extra bucks. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025 Unlike his coworker, Dennis, Ray is honest and wouldn’t do anything shady for a quick buck. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 2 July 2025 On the shady side of the street Shade can reduce the temperature of the surrounding air by 6 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 This relatively flat path follows a peaceful, shady creek on what used to be a functioning railroad and ends a few yards from the boat launch ticket counter. Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for shady
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shady
Adjective
  • The suit alleges excessive fees resulting in high annual percentage rates, deceptive tipping practices and misleading consumers about the voluntary nature of fees.
    AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • Mayes seeks to dissolve both companies, citing violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and deceptive practices targeting underage customers.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • With questionable Dolphins secondary, can better pass rush make up for the back end?
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • The hardcore wipe in Escape From Tarkov got off to a rough start, with some questionable decisions or simple oversights that really hampered the player experience.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Claire, who blows in and out of Kate’s life, turns up one night pleading for help and telling tales about an accident involving her shifty boyfriend Ryan (Edmund Donovan).
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 June 2025
  • By associating vibes with AI, doing so is an outrageous and shifty means of subliminally implying that AI is mysterious, perhaps bordering on possessing sentience.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • This being the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's landmark shark horror film, much of the convention was devoted to celebrating Jaws' milestone — for better or for worse — in the representation of the notorious marine mammals.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • The most notorious, the Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada, had been converted into the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory.
    Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The coming days will see the moon’s shadowy terminator creep across its surface, heralding the onset of its waning gibbous phase.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
  • Shady origins and shadowy corporate machinations that built the titular amusement park?
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Why Amazon Prime Day scammers are winning and how to stay ahead While Amazon hasn't released a formal statement yet, the company maintains ongoing efforts to detect and remove fraudulent listings and suspicious domains.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • Republished on July 4 with further police and federal agency warnings that fraudulent callers are now targeting smartphone users in the U.S. This is not the FBI.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • In his regulation dark navy blazer, Prince George is in command, if slightly dubious about the goings on, at the oak desk of the rail.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The end result is two teams — the White Sox last year, and the Rockies this year — that face an uncomfortable situation of fighting to avoid these dubious marks.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
  • The duo stepped out in complementary dark ensembles, with Hayek wearing one of her favorite footwear looks — hefty platform heels — with a black velvet dress.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 July 2025

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“Shady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shady. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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