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Meanings of sneaky in inglés
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed.
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Examples for "sneak"
Examples for "sneak"
1
A clear view in every direction, no possibility of a sneak attack.
2
If so, an American sneak attack might set off a nuclear war.
3
Police had arrested 174 people for trying to sneak across the border.
4
Knight and DeJesus would sneak food to each other, this source said.
5
He managed to sneak straight into the house without my seeing him.
1
He conceived the idea that there was something furtive in her movements.
2
The furtive quality in that quick peek sort of breaks Jack's heart.
3
The next thing you notice is the furtive look of the thief.
4
In his eyes shone the furtive, terrified light of the trapped criminal.
5
People looked furtive, and went in and out of the houses furtively.
1
But Apple just confirmed large, stealthy price hikes which may change that.
2
I returned to the RSC by stealthy means a few years later.
3
There would be no long stealthy approach on foot through the snow.
4
So stealthy a deed was unknown in the history of the tourney.
5
This was the meaning of the stealthy midnight movement of the troops.
1
Invented in the 1950s, its surreptitious return in recent years is regrettable.
2
It was left outside his room by a smitten but surreptitious fan.
3
She went surreptitiously; this was the first surreptitious thing she had done.
4
The terrible apparition cried out to his surreptitious representative-Nay ,miscreant ;butone.
5
The occasion was low key, the departure of troops has been surreptitious.
Usage of sneaky in inglés
1
However, some rogue companies have found sneaky ways to bypass these measures.
2
I did ask Rachael a sneaky question tonight but it's not official.
3
And a sneaky moment that largely went unnoticed in the second half.
4
Which is why I had used the cobbs' intelligence to get sneaky.
5
COSMETIC surgery is no longer the sneaky, shameful secret it once was.
6
That's if they manage to avoid a few sneaky price hikes, too.
7
A couple of times, her horde had gotten lucky or particularly sneaky.
8
Our arts reporter Justin Gregory went up for a sneaky early visit.
9
Besides, although he might be obnoxious, I didn't think he was sneaky.
10
I knew how sneaky and mean all these people here can be.
11
Because of their sneaky mode of attack, we did suffer some losses.
12
Someone else was lurking about: a sneaky fellow hard to pin down.
13
One particularly sneaky trick was when he kidnapped this lady named Europa.
14
It was a sneaky enemy that strangled you in broad daylight sometimes.
15
It was in the fine tradition of sneaky punches in bar-room brawls.
16
Quarterback Bart Starr won the game, running in a sneaky lastgasp touchdown.
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Australia
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United States of America
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Ireland
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