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

Many cars inch along the street below brandishing white flags at the end of sticks poking out of windows.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2023

As the December holidays inch along, the in-between moments are many and mystifying:

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2020

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

“We’ll inch along this wall, head to the parking lot, round the corner, and burst through the front door.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein