slinks
Example Sentences
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These days, he says, if the doorbell rings unexpectedly, the whole household snaps into survival mode — lights off, bodies flattened behind the couch, everyone holding their breath until the offending visitor slinks away.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
Tara just slinks away into a depressive state that barely anyone notices.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024
A little later, Crenshaw slinks back into the dressing room grousing about having to clean up someone’s faux-blood in the bar’s backstage bathroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023
Hewing to the thriller’s manicured visual and sonic palette — it’s so tidy, the room tone sounds threatening — Marian slinks around in leather miniskirts while Vivian grocery shops in a beige trench coat.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
He slinks in behind me, close as a shadow.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
