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

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

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Days later, he broke out Olajuwon’s signature close-range shimmy, known as the “Dream Shake.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

“Growing up, I always loved belly-dance belts. It has that shimmy, where I can dance a little bit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Or, “Mister, I can shimmy a ball down a line so pretty, there isn’t a soul on God’s green earth that can even get near it.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt