shimmy

Example Sentences

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You could walk through a grocery store, hear “Billie Jean” playing over the sound system, and shimmy your shoulders, feeling slightly less guilty than you might’ve during the aughts.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

So he does a little shimmy and the result is humiliation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Accompanied by his superstar partner, Rihanna, exhibiting her sizable baby bump, the rapper locked eyes with Lee and the two broke out into a spontaneous shimmy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

The remainder of Western Washington will remain dry, as temperatures shimmy up the thermometer a few degrees into the low 60s, the weather service said.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

For this stage she was supposed to shimmy up the pipe to the next floor, but found herself frozen with fear.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti