Get to know Cannily better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like presciently.
Cannily meaning
In a canny manner.
Synonyms of Cannily
Using Cannily
- The main meaning on this page is: In a canny manner.
- Useful related words include: presciently.
Context around Cannily
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cannily
- In this selection, "cannily" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, observer, model, cobb, working, paired and deployed stand out and add context to how "cannily" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and its cannily paired leads and catcher cobb cannily laid down. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cannily" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cannily
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Even the well-regarded hinges on more cannily deployed exposition to explain its various worlds. (15 words)
Having repositioned the catcher, Cobb cannily laid down a perfect bunt in front of the plate and easily beat the throw from a surprised Bengough. (25 words)
In this documentary, the Cambridge graduate and former model cannily uses Brontë’s life to show how the sexist expectations that fuelled such criticism were precisely what the writer herself tried to subvert. (33 words)
She and Barney meet at the saloon, where he is playing a rigged shell game while scheming to outsmart the house and she is an interested observer cannily working the floor for her boss’s interest and her own. (39 words)
In his calendars—six between 1617 and 1624—Kepler forecast planetary positions and weather as well as political events; the latter were often cannily accurate, thanks to his keen grasp of contemporary political and theological tensions. (36 words)
The first “Men in Black” was released in July 1997 and, with Barry Sonnenfeld directing, quickly took off with its bright, fizzy nonsense and its cannily paired leads, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. (34 words)
Example sentences (6)
She and Barney meet at the saloon, where he is playing a rigged shell game while scheming to outsmart the house and she is an interested observer cannily working the floor for her boss’s interest and her own.
The first “Men in Black” was released in July 1997 and, with Barry Sonnenfeld directing, quickly took off with its bright, fizzy nonsense and its cannily paired leads, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
Even the well-regarded hinges on more cannily deployed exposition to explain its various worlds.
In this documentary, the Cambridge graduate and former model cannily uses Brontë’s life to show how the sexist expectations that fuelled such criticism were precisely what the writer herself tried to subvert.
Having repositioned the catcher, Cobb cannily laid down a perfect bunt in front of the plate and easily beat the throw from a surprised Bengough.
In his calendars—six between 1617 and 1624—Kepler forecast planetary positions and weather as well as political events; the latter were often cannily accurate, thanks to his keen grasp of contemporary political and theological tensions.