Example Sentences

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"They're doing multiple things every single day, some of those things are sneaking through," says Greg Wolfson, president of the American Association of University Professors.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

As holidays near, people are sneaking shakes of their presents to try to figure out what they're getting.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

“What I suspect is that they are sneaking in a free choice assumption,” Wiseman says.

From Scientific American • May 22, 2023

Jonathan Marchessault is about to be back and the Knights are sneaking back up.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021

“What were you doing? First our boat goes missing, then it’s found abandoned in the ocean, and now you two are sneaking around here in the dark. All a bit suspicious, don’t you think?”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook