slinked
Example Sentences
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Goldfrapp slinked onto the music scene with “Felt Mountain” in 2000, a Mercury Prize-nominated album that made no secret of its members’ trip-hop histories.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023
I slinked back to my seat and ate a chocolate chip cookie, with mad new respect for the sense of balance and relentless dedication of Wilson.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022
A keeper gave a verbal command, and she slinked up to the enclosure’s fence, offering her hip for the jab.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021
Then it slinked off to a shelf in the room and stayed there all night.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2021
They retrieved the bike and slinked away from O’Doyle and his ghastly, villainous look-alike.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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