slither away
Frequency: 7.02.5 per million words
to move away from a place or person
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Examples (10)
- The snake slithered away into the undergrowth.
- As soon as the alarm sounded, the thief slithered away unseen.
- He watched the eel slither away from the bait.
- The embarrassed politician tried to slither away from the reporter's questions.
- Feeling guilty, she wanted to slither away unnoticed.
- The cat, startled by the noise, slithered away under the fence.
- The suspect managed to slither away from the police cordon.
- In the shadows, the creature slithered away.
- He felt a cold dread as he saw the snake slither away from his feet.
- The politician attempted to slither away from the controversial topic.