slinking

Example Sentences

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The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

Now that I’m retired, my favorite is that Ring camera that caught Coach Belichick slinking out of that poor girl’s house at 6 a.m. a few months ago.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Undulating hills slinking off into the misty nothingness of the horizon.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

"I love slinking around different genres, and the only reason I'm allowed to do that is because you, the fans, gave me the opportunity to do this."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

“Hello?” he whispered, nervous, slinking through the living room.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds