slinked

Example Sentences

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The half ended in a previously unthinkable 17-17 tie with Utah dancing off the field to a deafening roar while the Trojans quietly slinked away.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2022

I slinked back to my seat and ate a chocolate chip cookie, with mad new respect for the sense of balance and relentless dedication of Wilson.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Open tennis tournament to Leylah Fernandez, an unseeded Canadian, Naomi Osaka could have arrived at her news conference, said it was not her day, tipped her visor to her opponent and slinked off.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021

A keeper gave a verbal command, and she slinked up to the enclosure’s fence, offering her hip for the jab.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021

Finally, a dog slinked by, trailed by a litter of yapping puppies.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs