slink
Example Sentences
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“They slink in without warning, do no immediate damage so far as one can tell and then begin their deadly work from within….”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Do you slink away and count on the courts to sort it out?
From Salon • May 13, 2025
"I tried to slink away and he was reeling me back," Annie says.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
A national punchline, Garvey was forced to slink out of the limelight.
From Slate • May 29, 2024
She blocked him, and when he tried to slink away in another direction, she restrained him with a heavy paw until he stilled in defeat.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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