wriggle out of
Example Sentences
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For decades, he tried to wriggle out of that typecasting to play kooks and himbos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
“And now you want to wriggle out of it and inconvenience all these people. It just gets you off the hook with your problem killing fish.”
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
“Somehow I managed to wriggle out of that sweater and kept running,” she recalled.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023
Congress has been at this crossroads before and has previously managed to wriggle out of the impasse without devastating consequences.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
"You needn't think you can wriggle out of telling me!"
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
