sly look
Frequency: 6.83.9 per million words
a glance that is cunning or secretive
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Examples (10)
- He gave her a sly look when the teacher wasn't watching.
- She caught him giving her a sly look across the crowded room.
- The cat gave the mouse a sly look before it pounced.
- He's always got a sly look in his eyes when he's up to something.
- The politician exchanged a sly look with his advisor.
- She knew from his sly look that he was hiding something.
- The detective noticed the suspect's sly look and decided to investigate further.
- There was a sly look in the child's eyes as she hid the cookie.
- He flashed her a sly look that suggested a shared secret.
- The old man gave me a sly look that made me wonder what he was thinking.