sneak

Orange Lutheran had the ball on the one-yard line and tried to score on a quarterback sneak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Letting more teams into the party keeps fan bases engaged deeper into the summer—but also opens the door for a season like this one, where so-so teams can sneak in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Or sneak into his fancy arena in an elaborate costume that avoids detection by facial recognition technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The sound design of “Voices” is raw and the rumored $50,000 budget so strapped that minor period piece inconsistencies like cheap plastic trash cans sneak into the frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Did he steal the last roll from the bread basket simply because he thought he could get away with it, or sneak out without paying his share of the check?

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Fires that start below the surface often begin spontaneously, as organic matter decomposes and creates heat, fueled by oxygen that sneaks in through the cracks.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

This is important because retirement sneaks up on most people.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

“But it sneaks up on you. These guys have this fleeting moment of connection.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

Google and security researchers say the mysterious Chinese company is an unsavory enterprise that sneaks unwanted and dangerous software on millions of phones, home computers and Android devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

His sister sneaks up to Werner’s cot, and together they lie on their stomachs and pass a single pencil back and forth.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The Seagulls sneaked a win at the Stadium of Light last season and this will be just as close - but this time the points will be shared.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The goofy, R-rated “Starship Troopers” famously tanked domestically among adults, but was a notable hit among teen boys, who sneaked into the flick in droves.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Martin Ramirez, 49, who manages a nearby body shop, said a rat sneaked into his shop just days after the fire was knocked down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Only after a nurse sneaked a phone to Johnson was he able to contact his wife.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

“What is it?” she asked, and felt a sharp horror at the hope that sneaked into her mind: that his mother had died.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

He snuck into the main draw on ranking after going away and winning Challenger matches out of the limelight - just like Katie Swan did.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Unfortunately for them, Aegon had snuck out of King’s Landing with the help of Larys Strong.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, placed a series of lucrative trades in the days and immediate hours before his colleagues in the service snuck into Caracas and took Maduro.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

Mr. Booker recounts how Robert Smalls ingeniously snuck a boat with both fellow slaves and arms past a Confederate blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

She looked back down at her bowl and turned off the water, then snuck another look at Bernadette, who raised an eyebrow.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“I laughed about it because I was like, ‘Well, at least you were there as a parent, sneaking in your kid,’ which is honestly pretty cool,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Simon soon picks up a handheld CRT device to help with sneaking - a clever updated version of another staple of the Silent Hill series: the crackling radio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It’s my way of sneaking a bit of Poirot in and seeing what Miss Marple made of him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, there’s a sneaking suspicion that the bond market’s concerns aren’t being fully heard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

I nodded, shoving away the sneaking reminder of this morning’s puking incident.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas