Examples of guile in a Sentence
By the end of Liebling's dispatch, Mollie has become a mythic figure invulnerable to death, capable of great feats of courage and guile, and able to transform himself into any human type for the purposes of disguise.
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Lee Siegel, Harper's, December 2004
The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. "Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile. Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am."
—Brian Jacques, Redwall, (1986) 2002
Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile.
—Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, 1920
a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile
a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day
Lee Siegel, Harper's, December 2004
The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. "Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile. Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am."
—Brian Jacques, Redwall, (1986) 2002
Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile.
—Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, 1920
a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile
a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day
Recent Examples on the Web
The 19-year-old, ranked No. 54 in the world, hammered down 14 aces in an impressively confident display of power and guile in what was by far the biggest moment of his young career.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
But here, Gyllenhaal mesmerizes in a career-best performance that taps into the infinite well of his talent, portraying Iago’s scorching resentment, guile and humor.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Morgan Gibbs-White operated with his usual brand of swagger and guile as Nuno Espirito Santo again handed him a deeper role in Forest’s midfield.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
All of which is to say, Cooper is very good at playing someone adept at persuasion, either through intimidation or guile.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
But here, Gyllenhaal mesmerizes in a career-best performance that taps into the infinite well of his talent, portraying Iago’s scorching resentment, guile and humor.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Morgan Gibbs-White operated with his usual brand of swagger and guile as Nuno Espirito Santo again handed him a deeper role in Forest’s midfield.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
All of which is to say, Cooper is very good at playing someone adept at persuasion, either through intimidation or guile.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guile
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“Guile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guile. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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