snuck
Example Sentences
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Part of the explanation is that, instead of a fifth of global supply being shut off, the Strait of Hormuz sprang lots of leaks—some ships snuck through and oil found a way out through pipelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
As editor at the time, Dacre said the "realisation" that unlawful activities might have been going on "snuck up on us" and so he asked an executive at the paper to look into it.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
On the dark and foggy night of August 27, almost ten thousand American troops snuck off Brooklyn in a fleet of small boats.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
