Example Sentences

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The ball came out to Blair Kinghorn, who drew French defenders to him before slipping a pass to Graham, who slalomed over.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

His mind slalomed elegantly through the intimacies of his body, his marriages and his neighborhood, but never through ideology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Palace’s only hope was through the dangerous Eze who, after 54 minutes, slalomed his way through a wall of home defenders before being denied a penalty when he was brought down.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023

On a recent afternoon, an SUV slalomed at high speed past a group of three people riding rental scooters in the road.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2023

I dropped my long board and slalomed fast-forming puddles to the Starbucks next to the tire center.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin