Example Sentences

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They would not be wrong to feel like the scientific community had weaseled out of fulfilling its obligation to share the knowledge it builds for the good of the public.

From Scientific American • Jan. 7, 2012

After all, Smith on at least two previous occasions had weaseled out on promises to yield to majority rule.

From Time Magazine Archive

Grandma hugged Zed and then Zed hugged Joey, and bam, faster than one of Joey’s knockouts, Zed had weaseled himself into becoming part of Joey’s family.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

Jennifer had weaseled the trip to Sutton’s out of her mother as a treat for me since that awful thing had happened to me at the Bakers'.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English