skulk

Now they’re being told to skulk back to their old, haunted past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

I’ve seen too many protagonists skulk down dark hallways, but McCarthy’s version of that shot is so visceral that you feel like he’s really been there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

You could skulk back to the Other Place.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

She has to do her work at night and skulk around in the darkness.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023

On his way to work Rick Deckard, as lord knew how many other people, stopped briefly to skulk about in front of one of San Francisco’s larger pet shops, along animal row.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Finally, the president of the United States skulks through the doors of Pudong International Airport, where tens of thousands of Chinese people are waiting for him.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2020

A loaded orphan who lives in a giant keep above a mining town, Robin spends his time dressing up as a thief and perfecting his “Assassin’s Creed” cosplay as he skulks around the local barns.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2018

“Jordskott,” the latest moody Scandinavian thriller, with yet another stoic female police officer, skulks onto Shudder.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2017

A slumped young man in a gray hoodie skulks through the double doors and collapses into a chair across the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2016

He skulks out, hands tucked under his armpits.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Defector Brooks Koepka skulked back to the PGA Tour, accepting penalties for going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

They were MTV staples for grimy videos like “Breathe” and “Firestarter,” where the dual-mohawked singer/dancer Keith Flint skulked around an empty subway tunnel, sneering in kohl eyeliner and an American flag sweater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025

Unlike earlier generations of royals who skulked in and out of the hospital alone, Charles left his recent treatment with Camilla by his side, providing the support most people would expect from their spouses.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

An apparently unhappy Suarez skulked about in a couple of friendlies, but ultimately stayed at Liverpool, rather than submit a formal transfer request to up Arsenal's ante.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023

Unferth, alone, ignored, skulked under the great throne.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye

“We think there’s an ICE agent,” someone told her, pointing toward an unmarked car skulking in the parking lot.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

A few months before, Polumiskov said he had seen P-22 skulking through the same parking lot before running off.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2024

The ending is a page turner as Wels describes Garfield’s last days alive, oblivious to Guiteau skulking in the shadows.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023

“Something in the Dirt” is one of those weird little surprises sometimes found skulking in the crannies of mainstream film festivals, slippery and screwy and impossible to categorize.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

In a flash they were gone, and Roy sensed a larger presence, skulking.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen