sneak - use in sentences

Object

  • peek: Rip the wrap to sneak a peek, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
  • glance: Rowena slipped into her nightdress, and tried to sneak a glance at David to see if she had caught his attention.
  • sympathy: I have always had a sneaking sympathy for the pig, so long as he can be bred to live as long as Socrates.
  • feeling: I have a sneaking feeling that I might have an allergy to beer.

Preposition: past

  • guard: Then, continue and sneak past the two guards ahead.

Modifies a noun

  • preview: She'll also give you a sneak preview of the sequel too.
  • peek: To take a sneak peek, click the link below.
  • peak: Take a sneak peak at what might be going on beyond the final curtain.
  • thief: Maybe the sneak thieves won't come at all.
  • attack: May we never forget what happened when the Japanese launched an audacious sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Modifying Another Word

  • quietly: Behind the desk is a walkway which will allow you to sneak quietly around the room without confrontation.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: I had to sneak around all the barbed wire fencing.
  • up: Did you ever try to sneak up on a fly?

Followed by a transitive particle

  • around: The models in the shop window may beg to differ, but sneak around the back of.. .

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