weasel
Example Sentences
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“But when universities do the same thing by trying to weasel out of their contracts, it’s equally corrosive.”
And with quarterback Dylan Raiola out for the second half with an injury, USC was able to limit Johnson just enough to weasel its way back into the game.
From Los Angeles Times
His screen persona has often been the sleaziest of weasels, the connoisseur’s moral degenerate.
Rather than make direct claims about cures, supplement promoters resort to vague boasts about their products using what the Canadian researchers identify as weasel words that can foster the impression of efficacy.
From Los Angeles Times
That means eradicating invasive species such as possums, rats and mustelids—a group that includes weasels, ferrets and stoats.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
