Sneaking is an English word with synonyms like unavowed or concealed. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sneaking in a sentence
Related words
Sneaking meaning
The act of one who sneaks.
Using Sneaking
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of one who sneaks.
- Useful related words include: unavowed, concealed.
- In the example corpus, sneaking often appears in combinations such as: sneaking into, sneaking in, sneaking out.
Context around Sneaking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sneaking
- In this selection, "sneaking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bangladesh, daredevil, son, rogues, home and gold stand out and add context to how "sneaking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as daredevil sneaking up on and away with sneaking with tonya. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sneaking" sits close to words such as accelerates, allotment and ascended, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sneaking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How is that not sneaking? (5 words)
Madsen has kept sneaking up in level over the course of his career. (13 words)
That could definitely be worth slipping on a Mimic Veil and sneaking up a tower. (15 words)
Bruce, 72, said: “Don’t tell the bosses but I’ve been sneaking the odd Sixties record into my show for a while now, so the fact that I’ve got a whole station to now play with is very exciting. (41 words)
By throwing the torch into the smoke, it will cause a giant explosion which can either take out multiple targets from the shadows or simply create a noisy distraction to make sneaking around a little easier and far less risky. (40 words)
Sneaking into the hut with a deceptive character is one great option, as a character telling her that they've been put in charge of the area only requires rolling a 10 or above in deception. (36 words)
How is that not sneaking? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
A couple who recently moved into their home were surprised to find a five-foot long alligator inside their new property after sneaking in through a dog door.
After getting away with sneaking with Tonya, Sheldon rats Missy out after he catches her leaving again.
Again thanks to Sneaking, Rogues can become one of the most efficient scouts in the game.
Bruce, 72, said: “Don’t tell the bosses but I’ve been sneaking the odd Sixties record into my show for a while now, so the fact that I’ve got a whole station to now play with is very exciting.
But another short Janat delivery was cut by Shoriful Islam past point for a boundary to seal victory with one ball left, Bangladesh sneaking home on 8-157 after Afghanistan put up 7-154.
By throwing the torch into the smoke, it will cause a giant explosion which can either take out multiple targets from the shadows or simply create a noisy distraction to make sneaking around a little easier and far less risky.
Caine is as swift as Daredevil, sneaking up on other assassins at will, using guns and his iconic katana to slice and stab folks up in the blink of an eye.
Charlotte and Miranda are horrified to find out that Brady and Lily might be sneaking around together, so they try to confirm their suspicions by spying on the young duo.
Elsewhere, we see red, he is sneaking into an office, actually it is Hudson’s office.
He was going to be the monster they all thought he was and he was sneaking in drinks when people weren’t looking.
How is that not sneaking?
If Britney brought me back to middle school, this show had me reminiscing about sneaking out of the house in high school.
If you were to visit Spain on New Year's Eve, you definitely wouldn't be sneaking in a midnight kiss.
Instead, after one more time jump, we find Barry’s son sneaking to a friend’s house to watch the movie, which portrays Barry as a naïve victim, manipulated by Gene, a sneering criminal mastermind.
Madsen has kept sneaking up in level over the course of his career.
Manhunt for terror suspect continues after prisoner escapes from HMP Wandsworth 'by sneaking out of kitchen.
Meanwhile we just watched Burrow outplayed by a backup QB while sneaking by with a win.
Rudland is alleged to be the kingpin behind multiple smuggling gangs said to be sneaking gold into South Africa.
Sneaking into the hut with a deceptive character is one great option, as a character telling her that they've been put in charge of the area only requires rolling a 10 or above in deception.
That could definitely be worth slipping on a Mimic Veil and sneaking up a tower.
Common combinations with sneaking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sneaking into 34×
- sneaking in 15×
- sneaking out 14×
- sneaking up 11×
- and sneaking 10×
- of sneaking 10×
- sneaking around 9×
- after sneaking 7×
- be sneaking 7×
- from sneaking 6×