slunk
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Afterward, with the help of remaining friends, he slunk off to the U.S. in 1876, where he taught in Massachusetts for a while, then took up as a freelance newspaper writer in Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Naomi, held on a leash by student Trinity Astilla, was the picture of lithe, feline elegance as she slunk around a dusty enclosure, briefly hopping atop her crate — but not into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
This is what first slunk out of Paul’s imagination: “A man dressed as a bat sitting in a hot tub full of mashed potatoes.”
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2025
Keepers realised within minutes the springer spaniel-sized rodent had slunk off to an adjacent area of long grass and woodland, and began to stake it out.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
I slunk down on the middle of my spine, my nose level with the rim of the window, and watched the houses of outer Boston glide by.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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