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sneak

[sneek] / snik /




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The sound design of “Voices” is raw and the rumored $50,000 budget so strapped that minor period piece inconsistencies like cheap plastic trash cans sneak into the frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

However, after a one-yard catch by Nacua, the 49ers stuffed Stafford’s sneak attempt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

We would sneak through the forest, to Highway 51.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

MI London need to do likewise in their fixture at Phoenix at 18:30 if they are to sneak into third place.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Then he’d sneak in and get Rowdy by the tail or one of his long tender ears.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Fires that start below the surface often begin spontaneously, as organic matter decomposes and creates heat, fueled by oxygen that sneaks in through the cracks.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

This is important because retirement sneaks up on most people.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

Google says the Chinese company sneaks dangerous software onto millions of phones, home computers and Android devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Five days into a comprehensive communications blackout, a more chilling picture still sneaks out into the world through Starlink satellite terminals, Iranian technical creativity, and courage.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

The sister who sneaks me M&M’s during Lent, when Mom makes me give up candy and you give up soda.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Many Romanians involved in the crimes are in the U.S. illegally, authorities say, having overstayed visas, failed to show for asylum hearings or sneaked over the border.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The goofy, R-rated “Starship Troopers” famously tanked domestically among adults, but was a notable hit among teen boys, who sneaked into the flick in droves.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

But team-mate Olav Kooij did not follow and as the riders hesitated, Waerenskjold sneaked through a gap beside the barriers to launch a counter-attack with 400m remaining.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Only after a nurse sneaked a phone to Johnson was he able to contact his wife.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

“It sneaked onto the molasses ship and then wiggled through the pipe into the tank.”

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

Tera Lawson snuck her son’s new hacky sack when he wasn’t looking to test her rusty skills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, placed a series of lucrative trades in the days and immediate hours before his colleagues in the service snuck into Caracas and took Maduro.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

Infiniti: I snuck onto set when she was working with Lucy, don’t worry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

These had been snuck into the stadium in defiance of signs outside which said only Iran's current official flag could be displayed.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

On the dark and foggy night of August 27, almost ten thousand American troops snuck off Brooklyn in a fleet of small boats.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

Simon soon picks up a handheld CRT device to help with sneaking - a clever updated version of another staple of the Silent Hill series: the crackling radio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It’s my way of sneaking a bit of Poirot in and seeing what Miss Marple made of him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Isaiah’s aunt, Charlene, said in court this week that her 8-year-old nephew was mischievous, often sneaking food in the middle of the night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The tale of Donald Trump sneaking off Air Force One in a catering truck captured public attention for many reasons.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

P’raps it’s them that writes fifty hands, and that’s not like sneaking you as writes but one.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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