skulking

Example Sentences

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The intensity of the Xenomorph’s barbarism really begins in Episode 2, which places the skulking creature in more action-heavy sequences.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

The main way I die is at the hands of the simulated antagonist, who is skulking somewhere in the ductwork.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2023

Because “The Laughter” is not just any book from such a perspective — it’s a no-holds-barred comic achievement that lambastes the power structures keeping men like Oliver skulking the halls of academe.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The ending is a page turner as Wels describes Garfield’s last days alive, oblivious to Guiteau skulking in the shadows.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

It would be nice to have his own little piggies skulking about in the bushes.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman