slinked
Example Sentences
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That’s real rock star power, the kind that remade every blood-drinker that slinked forth since Lestat took center stage for the first time.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
He says: "It was about 4 to 5ft long in body, had a long tail and muscular rolling shoulders as it slowly slinked away."
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024
The writer who runs a dairy in crepe-flat Skagit Valley politely nodded while I slinked away to research the word.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Open tennis tournament to Leylah Fernandez, an unseeded Canadian, Naomi Osaka could have arrived at her news conference, said it was not her day, tipped her visor to her opponent and slinked off.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
Shawn just slinked away, embarrassed, which, judging by Chris’s tone, was a good idea.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
