Sentence examples for sly and from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

wily and

secret and

hidden and

gentle and

smart and

The phrase "sly and" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe someone who is cunning or deceitful, often in a playful or clever manner. Example: "The sly and cunning fox managed to outsmart the hunters."

Exact(59)

Silly, sly and delightful.

The New York Times

The sly and cunning masquerade".

The Guardian - Books

"Family Affair" - Sly and the Family Stone.

Independent

Sly and various are their methods.

The New York Times - Books

The humor is sly and black.

The New York Times - Arts

Or a sly and fond marital in-joke?

The New Yorker

Daleesha was sassy and sly, and desperate for roller skates.

The New Yorker

There's no spectacle, only sly and quiet revelation.

The New Yorker

What not to say: "Are Sly and Arnie due back?

Independent

He let out a sly and greedy quack.

The New Yorker

"But I play Sly and the Family Stone.

The New York Times

More suggestions(15)

sweet and

crafty and

fresh and

soft and

indomitable and

wicked and

underhand and

devious and

elusive and

disingenuous and

deceitful and

sneaky and

duplicitous and

good natured and

clever and

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