slink
Example Sentences
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Every now and then, he watched people pull into the gas station and slink back in the car for their drive of shame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
"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
“Being plainclothes, we could kind of slink around and, you know, do what we had to do,” he said.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024
He was mocking me, of course, expecting me to slink down into my seat, cowed and ashamed.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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