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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Kara Elder, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Most people have heard of the Irish goodbye, which involves a sneaky, unannounced exit by someone during an event.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The breezy acoustic guitars and sneaky pedal steel almost make her intention to change sounds easy, a rewarding tension underneath such a sunny song.
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Kara Elder, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Most people have heard of the Irish goodbye, which involves a sneaky, unannounced exit by someone during an event.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The breezy acoustic guitars and sneaky pedal steel almost make her intention to change sounds easy, a rewarding tension underneath such a sunny song.
—Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
And with veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner still on the open market, a value linebacker in Chenal is a sneaky good add.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
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 3 Apr. 2026.
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