slinks

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Snoopy slinks on all fours across a shadowy tree-lined road, made pink by the fiery red setting sun.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

From behind a cabinet, an arm snakes out, followed by the rest of the body — a man with serpentine moves who slinks around and creeps under the bed.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

I love how she slinks catlike between the beat in “Nasty,” then takes a sharp turn á droite and arrests you with a “My name ain’t baby, it’s Janet — Miss Jackson if you’re nasty!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2022

He slinks in behind me, close as a shadow.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson