The clever fox outwitted the hungry wolf.
Meaning: The fox was very smart and was able to trick the wolf.
Choice of Words: Clever means intelligent and resourceful. Outwitted means to defeat someone by being more clever than them. Hungry means feeling a strong desire to eat. This sentence uses these words to describe a fox that is able to use its intelligence to defeat a wolf that wants to eat it.
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