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Recent Examples of shifty That blandness has gone hand in hand with a shifty political opportunism, marked by half-hearted representational milestones—Ariel is Black! Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for shifty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shifty
Adjective
  • To preserve your tools, clean them off then tuck them away somewhere cooler, dryer, and shadier like a garden shed or garage.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • In his search for justice on the frontier, however, Rabbi Mo unknowingly wades into the center of a lethal conspiracy tied to a shady land deal.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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
  • Another sneaky one to watch is starting center Connor McGovern, who is also a free agent after the season.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • And since his value has been diminished by the fact a logjam at forward made everyone forget about him, a team could nab this sneaky contributor for not too much more than the veteran minimum.
    Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Most courts will ignore asset protection moves taken after that point, labeling them as fraudulent conveyances.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • In total, the group was accused of wasting 1,937 COVID-19 vaccine doses between October 2021 and September 2022, including 391 pediatric doses, and creating fraudulent immunization records for them.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The coffeehouse patched with oleander, Captain’s house behind the crooked pine, our restaurant painted blue and white.
    Aysegül Savas, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
  • The name of the waterfall, township and river is considered to be an English or French interpretation of the Ojibwe name for the river, meaning crooked river, Ocqueoc Township's website says.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • McClure is also accused of attempting to change his patient care reports in order to cover up his actions and being dishonest during interviews with his supervisors about the incident.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 11 July 2025
  • Raynor was accused of having been dishonest about facts, including the way the author and her husband, Moth Winn — whose real names are allegedly Sally and Tim Walker — found themselves without a home.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 July 2025

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“Shifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shifty. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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