inch along
Example Sentences
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For three sleepless days, they inch along past icebergs 200 feet high, knowing that any collision will sink the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
Many cars inch along the street below brandishing white flags at the end of sticks poking out of windows.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2023
As you inch along, drivers to your left keep zipping by.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2021
Later, when they run the full 64-miles of the railroad, they’ll inch along the 800 foot Toltec Gorge and follow the rushing Rio de los Pinos.
From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2017
“We’ll inch along this wall, head to the parking lot, round the corner, and burst through the front door.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
