can
auxiliary verb
to be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to.
will be cunning
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future progressiveof can.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Well, I will see that he has now a sure chance to escape, and you may believe he will be cunning enough to take advantage of it.
From Frederick the Great and His Family by Mrs. Chapman Coleman
Summer is coming, Then the fox will be cunning, And all will be glad, And none will be sad, And I hope none will be mad, And I hope none will be bad; Oh, hail!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 by Sir Owen Seaman
"You will be cunning, Trude, if you try to persuade Marie to accept the rich suitor, for when she does I will give you two hundred thalers."
From Old Fritz and the New Era by Peter Langley
If she has a mole on her nose, she will be subject to anger; if on her lips, she will be learned; if on the eyebrows she will be cunning.
From Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. by Dr. John Scudder
"Thou art most wonderfully cunning, indeed," replied Jones; "however, I will write to my charmer, since I believe you will be cunning enough to find him to-morrow at the alehouse."
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
