shimmy

Example Sentences

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Trinity Rodman laid on her back, stared up at the beaming teammates who circled her, smiled right back and shimmied.

From Washington Post

He doesn’t want to take on Trump directly, so he shimmies.

From Seattle Times

Had Yang Hak-seon – who was South Korea's first Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics – been competing, I know he could've shimmied up somehow to grab that ball, despite being one of the shortest competitors there.

From Salon

Flora barked loudly and shimmied back and forth in her kennel in South Los Angeles as a volunteer approached holding a rope.

From Los Angeles Times

She widened eyes and captured hearts in January 2019, intersecting back handsprings with shimmies to R&B and pop music, a grin shining the entire way through en route to scoring a perfect 10.

From Los Angeles Times