skulking

Example Sentences

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Skulking behind the pillars of a public building on the main square of Ravenna was one Loopoldo Missiroli, Communist, eying the passersby.

From Time Magazine Archive

Skulking along the fence trying to whistle her out like a puppy.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

“Me? What are you doing? Skulking around in the wee hours, bungling the staircase so as not to be heard.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Skulking in the shadow of the wall which had so long baffled me, I looked across a sharp border of shade upon a chaos, the more striking for its lingering trim design.

From Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

Skulking along the blank and dreary walls, the Tinker, who was now a little in advance, stopped before a door, and pushing it open, entered the dwelling.

From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison