wriggle out of
Example Sentences
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Well, now I’m just trying to wriggle out of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024
Ms Rayner vowed to "get tough" with developers who tried to "wriggle out" of their social obligations.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
“Somehow I managed to wriggle out of that sweater and kept running,” she recalled.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2023
Congress has been at this crossroads before and has previously managed to wriggle out of the impasse without devastating consequences.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
I stare at the screen of my phone, wondering how I can possibly wriggle out of this.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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