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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Herr says the company is about to release a domestic version that can help with three-hour time differences—which, as any coast-to-coast traveler can tell you, can be a sneaky energy suck.
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Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
The Dodgers might be content to let Snell and Sasaki get healthy and focus on the bullpen at the trade deadline, but there's one sneaky arm Los Angeles should consider if the price is right.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Miranda and Andy bond and bicker until it’s revealed that Inevitable New Character has a sneaky plan to overthrow the boss.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
Theo was funny, cool, affable, confident around adults, often charmingly sneaky, a bit of a trickster.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
The Dodgers might be content to let Snell and Sasaki get healthy and focus on the bullpen at the trade deadline, but there's one sneaky arm Los Angeles should consider if the price is right.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Miranda and Andy bond and bicker until it’s revealed that Inevitable New Character has a sneaky plan to overthrow the boss.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
Theo was funny, cool, affable, confident around adults, often charmingly sneaky, a bit of a trickster.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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