shimmy

Example Sentences

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When the vote is open, shimmy over to this website to make your decision!

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

I’m from Texas, so there’s like synergy, but I just wanted, like, a little bit of shimmy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

Fittingly for a story about fighting inhumanity with full-bodied self-expression, the choreography is shot in long, wide takes that capture every dip, shimmy and spin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

I slide my arms through the air like the tentacles they are and shimmy around the table.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden