inch along
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For three sleepless days, they inch along past icebergs 200 feet high, knowing that any collision will sink the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Many cars inch along the street below brandishing white flags at the end of sticks poking out of windows.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023
As you inch along, drivers to your left keep zipping by.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
Later, when they run the full 64-miles of the railroad, they’ll inch along the 800 foot Toltec Gorge and follow the rushing Rio de los Pinos.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2017
The cars inch along, and someone up ahead is blaring their horn.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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