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Recent Examples of shifty The shifty guard snaked his way into the lane and knocked down a floater over the outstretched arms of Florida’s 6-9 forward Thomas Haugh a few minutes later. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025 Houston was simply without an answer for the electric, shifty guard who punished each and every defender that was put in his crosshairs. Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025 Rocking a New Jersey accent as Joyce’s friend Cynthia, Moore gives a shifty performance that’s key to the success of this twisty non-linear mystery. Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025 Occult pyrotechnics and bloody business of all kinds are not allowed to obscure the interior shifts of the shifty Macbeths. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shifty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shifty
Adjective
  • Markowski recommends reducing shady, humid areas where the insects hide from the heat, including ornamental grasses, dense shrubs, carports and rocks near ponds.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
  • Give your dad the gift of peace of mind with a data removal service that scrubs his personal details from people-search sites and shady data brokers.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • The quest to build human-level AI agents using techniques known to produce deceptive tendencies, Bengio says, is comparable to a car speeding down a narrow mountain road, with steep cliffs on either side, and thick fog obscuring the path ahead.
    Harry Booth, Time, 3 June 2025
  • Last year, the Biden administration's Transportation Department opened an inquiry ordering American, Delta Air Lines, Southwest and United to provide records and submit reports to ensure consumers do not face unfair, deceptive, or anticompetitive practices.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • That can be achieved with stylish patio furniture finds, including seating options, dining sets, and sneaky storage solutions.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 28 May 2025
  • He is also sneaky fast, especially for a big guy (listed at 6-foot-2, 218 pounds) with a big lower body.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • If someone submits a fraudulent claim, instead of losing insurance, their personal trust score would be lowered, which would impact insurance costs.
    Robert Clark, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • To report a fake social media post, fraudulent text or scam, first report the specific post or profile on the social media platform itself, the center said.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Throughout the film, newspaper headlines and snippets of TV contextualize the story against the backdrop of anti-Vietnam demonstrations, colleges retaliating to student campus protests and aggressive policing, along with glimpses of Richard Nixon’s crooked grin.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
  • The moon's insides are crooked thanks to the near side being some 306 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at depth than its counterpart on the lunar far side.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Transgender rights are way too important to tie to claims that are blatantly, obviously and scientifically dishonest.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
  • Users of all sites expressed frustration with dishonest users and dating scams, which appeared to be a particular problem on Tinder.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

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“Shifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shifty. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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