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

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

From Salon • May 13, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Those were provided, and we watched the minute hand slink toward 8.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2023

I slink past them and up the stairs, dragging my sword behind me, too exhausted to do anything else.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black