inch along

Example Sentences

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For three sleepless days, they inch along past icebergs 200 feet high, knowing that any collision will sink the ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Consumers attempting to track their packages are seeing them inch along the delivery chain, or become stuck at facilities.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2020

Later, when they run the full 64-miles of the railroad, they’ll inch along the 800 foot Toltec Gorge and follow the rushing Rio de los Pinos.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2017

I think the lack of opportunity to do anything but inch along in life is a strong factor here.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2016

The squareness of the rock allowed a sort of plinth round it, so mat to the right, over the lagoon, one could inch along a ledge and turn the corner out of sight.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding