skulk
Example Sentences
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You could skulk back to the Other Place.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
It’s a classic safari moment: A lion stands over a fresh carcass while hyenas skulk at the periphery, heads low.
From National Geographic • Feb. 8, 2024
“If they’re gonna be engaged in skullduggery, you need someone that they’ve got to skulk around,” Schaffer says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024
She has to do her work at night and skulk around in the darkness.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2023
I wait until the three of them return to Owen’s room to tear it apart again, then skulk out the back door.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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