sneaking

Example Sentences

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Elliott checked and scrolled compulsively, bypassing the parental controls, sneaking down to grab his phone from the family charging unit in the kitchen at night.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

In all, there have been six title races that have been won by a solitary point, with City accounting for two of those, sneaking past Liverpool in both the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

One post tags Rihanna, whom she challenged "to say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I'm not at."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

At a holiday gathering in San Francisco, partygoers sipped Celsius and kept sneaking glances at their cracked-open laptops with a mix of pride and fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“I’m not sure. I have a sneaking suspicion that she might not be feeling very well when it’s Riverview’s turn to play.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein