sneak
verb (used without object)
to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
has snuck
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present perfectof sneak (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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To make it easier on a woman who has snuck past security to see her father's body, he wraps gauze around his head to close the open mouth that occurs when rigor mortis sets in.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2021
You have to accept that somewhere, some of that stuff has snuck in.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2020
As recording-breaking wildfires continue to rage across the West, firefighters are confronting a new challenge that has snuck in under cover of darkness: rising nighttime temperatures.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 27, 2020
The Meg has snuck up on an unsuspecting box office and devoured a $44 million opening weekend from 4,119, well above the $25 million projected by box office trackers this past week.”
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2018
I realize that a smile has snuck onto my face and wrestle it off.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
