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
So Dennis Swanson, the head of the ABC’s sports division, ordered Lampley to cover Mike Tyson’s first fight on network TV in the hopes, Lampley said, he would embarrass himself and slink away.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
"I tried to slink away and he was reeling me back," Annie says.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
A national punchline, Garvey was forced to slink out of the limelight.
From Slate • May 29, 2024
Then I slink to my room and close the door.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
Vocabulary lists containing slink
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