Example Sentences

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Through wit, grit, wiliness and determination he wrought one of the greatest resurrections in American politics.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2021

Instead Arsenal attacked United with a wiliness in the clinches, the full-backs working furiously, the midfield ferreting hard.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2019

On “Meet the Press,” Chuck Todd asked the candidate about his wiliness to substantiate odds claims with bogus proof.

From MSNBC • May 4, 2016

He displayed exceptional wiliness Saturday in using his 6-foot-8, 205-pound frame to receive the ball in the low post and back his defender down.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2016

It was largely because of his habit of marching troops all over the Shenandoah Valley in an illogical and inexplicable fashion that Jackson earned a reputation among bewildered enemy officers for wiliness.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson