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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Though the two would've kept in touch over the years, it would be revealed in episode 2 that the sneaky little brown-noser with a hidden agenda was happily engaged to another woman and expecting his first child.
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Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025
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Some fraud is obvious, but some fraud is sneaky.
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The kitten tries his best to protect his food from the sneaky intruder, and the raccoon does eventually go away, but not before grabbing a pile of the feline's kibble and some of his water.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Cooper has never been that kind of interviewer, but her method of asking particularly personal questions is both sneaky and effective.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 28 May 2025
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Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025
Fraud Detection: No, Elon Musk Is Not Sponsoring You
Some fraud is obvious, but some fraud is sneaky.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The kitten tries his best to protect his food from the sneaky intruder, and the raccoon does eventually go away, but not before grabbing a pile of the feline's kibble and some of his water.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Cooper has never been that kind of interviewer, but her method of asking particularly personal questions is both sneaky and effective.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 28 May 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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