slink

Example Sentences

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“They slink in without warning, do no immediate damage so far as one can tell and then begin their deadly work from within….”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

But for now, museum members could slink about the echoing halls of L.A.’s newest landmark and ponder the possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

"I tried to slink away and he was reeling me back," Annie says.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

“Being plainclothes, we could kind of slink around and, you know, do what we had to do,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024

I tried to slowly slink off the pillow, move farther away from Max, and then .

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben