snuck

[ snuhk ]

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a past participle and simple past tense of sneak.

usage note For snuck

See sneak.

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How to use snuck in a sentence

I ordered a salad, ate it, and in the bathroom snuck a swig of Pepto.
I Shot Bin Laden | Elliot Ackerman | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
War of the Worlds (1953) I snuck into a theatre with my older brother to see this one.
Wes Craven's Favorite Scary Movies | Wes Craven | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Later on, in the recall phase, another set of similar objects ("lures") was snuck in.
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It's a nice surprise, then, that Lizzy Caplan snuck into the Best Actress race for her performance on Showtime's Masters of Sex.
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But while McCartney was sipping a brandy, Lennon snuck up behind the future Sir Paul and clocked him on the back of the head.
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My dad ain't afraid of anything, so me and him both armed ourselves, and we snuck up to find out what had scared the hired girl.
Chums of the Camp Fire | Lawrence J. Leslie
The Gophertown gent snuck up and tried to stick Billy up when Billy was readin' po'try—some of mine.
Overland Red | Henry Herbert Knibbs
Before they left, the knight snuck outside, set his armor on the horse, and told it to ride back to the tower.
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I snuck another look at him as I sped along the Disney back-roads, lined with sweaty Florida pines and immaculate purple signage.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory Doctorow
The Mansion was full of little gimcracks and sly nods that snuck into your experience on each successive ride.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for snuck

snuck

/ (snʌk) /

verb

mainly US and Canadian not standard a past tense and past participle of sneak

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