skulking
Example Sentences
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The intensity of the Xenomorph’s barbarism really begins in Episode 2, which places the skulking creature in more action-heavy sequences.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
The main way I die is at the hands of the simulated antagonist, who is skulking somewhere in the ductwork.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2023
On the island, it is easy to imagine yokai skulking just beyond the eye’s reach.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023
The ending is a page turner as Wels describes Garfield’s last days alive, oblivious to Guiteau skulking in the shadows.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023
“Jakob came to the Mutton after his shift. He was with that guy who’s always smoking and skulking around.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
