shimmy

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Like the kids, their leather is leaky, their arms are toast, their best hitter is their best pitcher, their silly celebrations are pure playground — shimmy shakes and sunflower seed showers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

“Thinking about it in an abstract way helps me shimmy my feathers for the coins.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

A shimmy from Antoine Dupont sets up a couple of minutes of relentless pressure from the hosts until a knock-on under the posts gives Quins a much-needed breather.

From BBC • May 4, 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