skulk

Now they’re being told to skulk back to their old, haunted past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Each of these resorts has an undersea restaurant, where travelers can sip sparkling wine and eat crab and caviar as Rainbowfish flit by, and Blacktip sharks skulk in the distance.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton accused Findlay of deciding to "skulk at home".

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

You could skulk back to the Other Place.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

Scary creatures slither and skulk about; some scream constantly, while others have laughs so cold I can feel it in my bones.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Trey skulks around Cal, alternately spying on him and helping him with the house, then hounds him into searching for the boy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2020

Finally, the president of the United States skulks through the doors of Pudong International Airport, where tens of thousands of Chinese people are waiting for him.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2020

A loaded orphan who lives in a giant keep above a mining town, Robin spends his time dressing up as a thief and perfecting his “Assassin’s Creed” cosplay as he skulks around the local barns.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2018

Mostly, it provides a stage for Ms. Bullock, who at first comically skulks about wearing an aggrieved grimace, a smart coat and Didion-esque sunglasses.

From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2015

A thin beak-nosed man who skulks outside the telegraph office, whittling little wooden boxes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Defector Brooks Koepka skulked back to the PGA Tour, accepting penalties for going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

They were MTV staples for grimy videos like “Breathe” and “Firestarter,” where the dual-mohawked singer/dancer Keith Flint skulked around an empty subway tunnel, sneering in kohl eyeliner and an American flag sweater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025

Unlike earlier generations of royals who skulked in and out of the hospital alone, Charles left his recent treatment with Camilla by his side, providing the support most people would expect from their spouses.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

At Other, though, I skulked, soaking up the sounds but keeping resolutely shtum, staying for ages then leaving with just freesheets and flyers, usually.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2020

We skulked about in the banana-smelling darkness, examining the wall over the plank counter where Mother tacks up pictures she tears out of magazines.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

They and the other dinosaurs — a T. rex, an armored ankylosaurus, a sight-gag-worthy giant snake — adapt to the 20th century as comfortably as coyotes, skulking through backyards in search of prey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

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

Alinejad told The Associated Press at the time that authorities told her the man was looking for her, and that a home security video had caught him skulking outside her front door.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

Harry saw Fenrir, skulking, chewing his long nails; the great blond Rowle was dabbing at his bleeding lip.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling