slunk

Example Sentences

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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

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

And when Jan. 1 rolls around, it’s slunk back into storage, job well done.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2023

She slunk down in her chair as Ms. Lafontaine called roll.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake