slink

Example Sentences

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“It’s a little bit like herding cats sometimes,” Kramer said of keeping volunteers from trying to slink away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Do you slink away and count on the courts to sort it out?

From Salon • May 13, 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

I want to pinch Addie or slink back to my table in the corner, but it is too late.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe