can
auxiliary verb
to be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to.
is cunning
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present progressiveof can (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He is cunning, not intelligent — something he unwittingly proves every time he claims that passing a basic mental competency test shows his brilliance.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
As the titular character, she is cunning, talented and on too high of a pedestal to fall from — but of course, she does.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
But Taylor’s theatrical sense, with its deceptive simplicity, is cunning and complicated.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021
Her Hazel is cunning, feral and sardonic on the lam; in flashbacks to her married life in the Hub, you can almost hear her scream behind her 10,000-watt smile.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2021
How that was contrived we cannot guess; but Gollum is cunning, and the spies of the Enemy are many.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
