Example Sentences

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Within seconds he was worming his way into the thicket; but not before he had glimpsed the legs of a savage coming toward him.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Cristobal Mondragon, Joe’s third-youngest brother, had half his pinkie bitten off when he lost hold of the nose twitch on a horse he was worming.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The mass of them was worming through the wire now.

From The Black Watch A Record in Action by Cassells, Joe

In a moment Henry was worming his way, lying flat on the ground, through grass and prickly pears, toward his unsuspecting victims.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Gadgem's gimlet eye was worming itself into Temple's.

From Kennedy Square by Smith, Francis Hopkinson