Example Sentences
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An electric knifefish shimmies in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place -- to make sense of their surroundings.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
Keitel nails the melted-chocolate quality of the rocker’s voice and delivers a full-throated portrayal of an over-the-hill King, complete with hip thrusts and shoulder shimmies.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022
Every week, Socorro Juarez takes to the streets of Santa Ana and shimmies to cumbia, quebradita or whatever loud music is on her old iPod to capture the attention of Spanish-speaking passersby.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2022
That said, you’ll want your eyes on the screen whenever the actor T. J. Atoms impishly shimmies into frame as Russell Jones, who will grow up to be Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 1, 2019
He had all sorts of moves and wiggles and shimmies.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
