sly - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • wink: But sly winks are all they are- they never overwhelm the film and are never played with anything other than a straight face.
  • grin: It was a lot of fun, " says Phillips, a sly grin creeping onto his face.
  • nod: It even pays a sly nod to Sheffeild with the growling electro throb which flows above the outro.
  • dig: Making a sly dig at Paris ' home video past, Lindsay added: " Obviously, she's very comfortable making videos.
  • glance: Next, the pedals take full charge, with sly glances in the direction of Bach.
  • smile: She caught his eye, giving him a sly smile.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Silly Kids Games has some very sly Who references.
  • so: The questioner who sits so sly Shall never know how to reply.
  • rather: Watch our for Pixie, rather sly ninja invisible stylee.
  • also: She is also sly and sneaky with a knack for slipping in and out of places unnoticed.
  • too: He was making a big thing about being friendly to all of us children in too sly and overt a fashion.
  • even: Elizabeth Bennett is feisty, intelligent, sharp, even sly, mysterious, and a nineteenth century version of sarcastic.

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