shimmy
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You could walk through a grocery store, hear “Billie Jean” playing over the sound system, and shimmy your shoulders, feeling slightly less guilty than you might’ve during the aughts.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
"I was just trying to shimmy out from under the covers... in my mind, going, 'Is this really happening? This is so bizarre'."
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Days later, he broke out Olajuwon’s signature close-range shimmy, known as the “Dream Shake.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Fittingly for a story about fighting inhumanity with full-bodied self-expression, the choreography is shot in long, wide takes that capture every dip, shimmy and spin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
We’re on a sharp angle, and we’re crowding the car next to us, so I suck in my breath to shimmy out my door.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
An electric knifefish shimmies in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place -- to make sense of their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
He then shimmies down scaffolding near the church before jumping onto the rooftops of adjacent buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Despite a few didactic lines of dialogue about Danish drinking culture, “Another Round” mostly shimmies its way out of moral or social questions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
The bus shimmies and shakes and finally lurches forward.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
“She just pushed that duct tape up and shimmied right out of that chair,” Roebuck recalls.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He danced to slice Mohammad Ali for four, then, next ball, shimmied to hit the same bowler over the covers for a magnificent six.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In Paris, onstage at the Accor Arena, Dean shimmied and swayed, tossed her hair with her hands and spurred the crowd to sing along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the video, Barrymore showed off her playful side as she shimmied around her mobile living space, while giving fans a tour of its humble amenities—all while singer Enya’s “Caribbean Blue” played in the background.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The driver lifted his hands from the wheel and shimmied them in the air, laughing at her.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Passengers were shimmying in practically every nook and cranny in the auditorium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Because this is a low-key charity gig, the staging and lighting are minimal; but the star makes the room shrink, shimmying around in a jade green ballgown with irrepressible energy.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Nearby, Julia Buteux’s three-dimensional installation of transparent fabric panels hang from the ceiling, shimmying in the air and inviting guests to walk around it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Around her, dancers of all ages shook their hips to Arabic music, shimmying barefoot as a woman with a neck tattoo played the derbake, a traditional drum.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
The automobile had a black canvas roof, slotted rubber tires, and a brass horn, and was shimmying and shaking and backfiring to beat the band.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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