slinking

Example Sentences

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The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

Once, coming down the hillside, I was stopped by a family of coyotes slinking across the trail.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

Undulating hills slinking off into the misty nothingness of the horizon.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

"I love slinking around different genres, and the only reason I'm allowed to do that is because you, the fans, gave me the opportunity to do this."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

I end up hunching over and slinking away, shame curdling inside me then reaching its fingers to wrap tight around my body.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali