Sentence examples for for guile from inspiring English sources

But in "The Certificate" the fox itself is duped by a creature not usually known for guile: a rabbit.

Mr. Gotti, according to Mr. Gravano, said that he had acquired his gift for guile and ruthlessness by reading Machiavelli's "Prince".

For their friendliness, their air of openness, their distaste for guile and pretense, Brainard's productions have a soothing quality; the other "New York School" writers and artists seem almost reverent and self-serious next to him.

For a while Milan were locked in their own half but Ancelotti can call upon the best centre-half in the world in Alessandro Nesta and Juventus do struggle for guile at times.

And all the while Kyrgios just hit and hit and hit, from hand and off the ground: he did not lack for guile but the vast majority of his groundstrokes were flat, and viciously struck off both wings, the backhand double-fisted, the forehand as free and fierce as a right hook to the ribs.

Sometimes champions must swap guts for guile.

Mr. Hage, who is Lebanese, proudly so, exudes a somewhat self-conscious panache that celebrates shatara — the Arabic word for cunning and guile with a hint of deception.

The rat, for example, is notable for his guile and clever talk and for being an occasional toady, yet as the year goes on he has the capacity to become an upstanding fellow.

What the right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman lacks in power, he makes up for in guile and Notts will be grateful for his ability and experience, particularly at the start of the season when they will be without Michael Lumb and Jake Libby.

With a personal fortune of more than $2 billion, Geffen is perhaps the most powerful man in Hollywood, both widely admired for his entrepreneurial spirit and widely feared for his guile and his anger.

Indeed, few are certain that Mr Saleh, famed for his guile, is sincere in promising to bow out for good.According to the agreement, first proposed by Yemen's rich neighbours in the Gulf Co-operation Council back in May, the 67-year-old leader retains the honorary title of president while transferring responsibilities to his longstanding vice-president, Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi.