slinks

Example Sentences

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He slinks along a wall, scales a cliff, navigates drain pipes and leaps up and down from his preferred perch—behind the left shoulder of Din Djarin, aka the Mandalorian warrior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

As the sounds of torrential rain and creaking floorboards set an increasingly macabre mood, Patrick slinks toward pure paranoia as he wonders who his mysterious yet familiar-looking visitor might be, and what she’s after.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Tara just slinks away into a depressive state that barely anyone notices.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

A little later, Crenshaw slinks back into the dressing room grousing about having to clean up someone’s faux-blood in the bar’s backstage bathroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Gabriel slinks into the corner and sits at a Net station, looking small and thankful to be under the radar.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson