Thieves have slunk into places of darkness and are no longer to be seen at their unholy work.
He studied a long while, standing in the road, while the officer slunk away over the hill.
But he was restrained by the house detective who held him while Buck and his crony slunk away.
Buck muttered something to himself which he did not dare to voice aloud, and slunk off with the manner of a cur who has just received a beating that he knows he deserves.
I now perceived that the dog had slunk into an angle of the wall, and was pressing himself close against it, as if literally striving to force his way into it.
His clear young voice rang through the frosty shadows; and the lynx, surprised and offended, shrank back, and slunk away in another direction.
He slunk away and hid for hours in his remotest lair, wondering if it would follow him.
Thereupon, the panther had slunk off with a whipped look and a drooping tail; and the little black bull conceived a poor opinion of panthers.
With his tongue hanging out, the fox stared foolishly after him, then slunk away into the woods.
The two young men therefore slunk out of the house, and as there was no breakfasting at the Beargarden they went to this hotel.
Runks had slunk away, but by making a little distance was now again ahead of the hounds.
With this sum he slunk out of the shop, and calling on Cox, his tailor, paid his trembling old creditor the full amount of his claim (L1, 8s.
Titmouse slunk up-stairs to his room in a sad state of depression, and spent the next hour in rubbing into his hair the Damascus cream.
With a presentiment of the fate in store for them, the curs slunk away with tails between their legs, and declined the pressing invitations of the anxious squaws.
Feeling humiliated at her appearance, she slunk shyly and swiftly through their midst and went on, wondering if she had "lost face" and their respect.
In these long hours she was often afraid, not of the armed men, but of the wild creatures of the bush that came creeping up, and with sombre eyes stared at her for a moment ere they slunk away from the flames.
As we entered the ravine, some cayotes slunk out of it ahead of us, and one large gray wolf, with long gallop, disappeared over the banks.
There was no stir in the streets, although later in the morning a few of the last night's carousers came out of doors, rubbing their sleepy eyes, and slunk around town for the remainder of the day.
Mournfully he slunk down the slope of the petit port to seek the garbage heaps in the river bed.
But Reeder like a wise man climbed down hastily, ate up his scandal, apologised with profusion, and slunk away.
Some grudging curmudgeon had invented a tale to the effect that one of the band had slunk out, and, deserting his wounded comrades, escaped.
At the same instant Tarzan gave voice to the low, couching roar of an angry lion and slunk slowly forward through the open lane toward the frenzied dancers.
They sniffed at his legs; but when he struck at them with his free arms they slunk off.
As Bukawai entered with Tibo, the beasts slunk toward them, baring yellow fangs.
There were warriors all about him; but they did not know that the feared devil-god slunk noiselessly so near them, nor did they see him possess himself of that which he coveted and depart from their village as noiselessly as he had come.
With a low, disgusted grunt he rose and slunk away.
They slunk away a few yards and squatted upon their haunches, hatred and baffled hunger gleaming from their savage eyes.
Toog caught his breath and slunk quickly to one side of the trail where the dense foliage of the tropical underbrush concealed him from Teeka while permitting him to feast his eyes upon her loveliness.
For a moment the panther stood glaring first at one of his tormentors and then at another, until, with a final scream of rage, he turned and slunk off into the tangled mazes of the jungle.
Let visitors start to walk towards the puppy-yards, and Bruce at once lowered his head and tail and slunk away.
They reported to Frayne that the collie had grown lean and gaunt and that his beautiful coat was one mass of briar and burr; and that he had slunk away, wolf-fashion, when they called to him.
Trask Frayne himself was able to take a hurried shot at the ebony creature as the fugitive slunk shadowlike between two hillock boulders.
Then, head and brush drooping, he slunk away, heavy of heart and heedless of the man's kindly hail.
Then amidst a loud hooting, Hall took his weapons and without a word slunk into the boat of the Raven that lay astern, and rowed ashore; nor did Eric see his face for many months.
Hall heard and slunk back, for now he saw that these were indeed Eric and Skallagrim come up alive from the sea, and that they knew his baseness.
Jukes Dade at Fanning's side had to listen to some savage abuse as theyslunk along, avoiding as far as possible the crowds.
No wonder the old man's society was not pleasant to the poor victim, and that he gladly slunk away from his own fine house, to feast at the club when he had money, or at least to any society save that which he found at home.
He was slow of comprehending them: and they slunk as it were abashed out of his society.
Though admitted to the house, and forgiven, I slunk away during those last days, and only saw my wife for a minute or two in the street, or with her family.
Down she threw the mantle, No longer bold or gay, But with a face all pale and wan, To her chamber slunk away.
Immediately the fancied giant slunk back again into the stunted dwarf.
Viola, when Antonio was gone, fearing a second invitation to fight, slunk home as fast as she could.
The man, astonished and abashed at my kind words and appeal, slunk away and left me in peace.
During this scene, many of the armed slunk away into the bush, and those who remained entered into a bond to be friendly and to protect us.
The squall, which had blown for half an hour and had then slunk away toward Little Gull, grumbling as it went, had sent everything that could seek shelter bowling into New London Harbor under close reefs.
I am, sir; I can't help it;" and he slunk into his cabin and fastened the door.
At least once every day the wretched cook would be sent for by the gunner and slanged in Hindustani or Urdu or some such queer dialect or other until he slunk down the ladder trembling with fear.
After his interview with the newly arrived astronomer, Isaac Hakkabut slunkback again to his tartan.
Woodburn, slunk noiselessly from his post, and made his way, with all possible speed, towards the spot from whence the noise of the firing appeared to proceed.
The astonished and unprepared Indians, who had escaped death only by the distance from which the missiles of their assailants had been discharged upon them, all, with one accord, slunk instantly away into the surrounding bushes.
At which the surrounding crowd laughed heartily, while the fat man, turning pale, slunk away and disappeared.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "slunk" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
