At last, it slinks away among the shadows of the Mosaic system, and thinks to burrow out of sight among its types and shadows.
At last, it slinks away under the types of the Mosaic system, and seeks to burrow out of sight among their shadows.
He is supposed to be valuable as a scavenger, and it is certain that he mostly dines in the night, resembling in this respect his timid cousin the jackal, who usually slinks aside from offal heap or dead carcass as he approaches.
He slinks into his bed, and hiding his head in the bedclothes, lies there in mortal terror, knowing that the shadow is close beside him.
He reads, and reads, and reads; and then slinks into the nearest public-house, and spends his last twopence in gin.
Tom slinks back to the chair in the rear of table, sulking.
Cowering under the glance, he slinks back, until the crowd conceals him from her sight.
But the cry from him is an exclamation of horror; after which he slinks cowed-like out of the cabin.
What kind of love is this thatslinks in hiding, preaches of friendship for its own ends and rants of philosophy?
But no man with honest businessslinks along the hedges.
Mark how eagerly they set upon him when he is down; and how they mock and deride him as he slinks away.
The present and the near past is a confusion, whose meaning flashes on us as it slinks away into the distance.
It will never come--never," and the poor devil slinks to sleep again, with his tail between his legs.
Out slinks the skeptic, all the laughs explode, Sludge waves his hat in triumph!
He slinks into the bush, lies very low, gives them the road, lets them pass well by, and then resumes his interrupted way.
An whan it cam to bringin' out the bairns, awa she slinks hame, wi the niepkin stappit in her mouth to keep in the greet.
The shore lies bare; this way and that each dame Slinks to the woods and caves, if aught can hide her shame.
He slinks off with his broken arm, and you just dust your hands off and embrace your mother again.
Midst the flock from fear set free, Slinks the drear wolf sullenly, Checked his maw and tamed his mien.
He slinks in and lights his pipe, smokes it silently, and slinks out again.
But if they stand and face it, instead of running away, it just looks at them for a few moments and then slinks off without attempting to touch them.
Sometimes it is so terrified that it slinks out, and falls an easy prey.
Juba slinks back to his young mistress, disconsolate; Blanche gazes at me ruefully from our favorite hill-top, and the flowers she has been gathering fall unheeded from her basket.
And you, yonder lady with the golden hair, surely not you--and yet that fearful beast with the yellow eyes slinksfrom you to yonder courtier there, and whenever one drives it away it slinks back to the other.
She is the picture of shame; she slinks away at our approach, and her eye no longer confidently seeks that of her master; her aspect is dejected, but I think more with sorrow than with crime.
This action being performed, and the dog biting the air, he stands for a moment, shivers, looks stupidly around him, and slinks back.
Her choler burns; The fist and cudgel threat by turns; With hasty stride she presses near; He slinks aloof, and howls with fear.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "slinks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
