单词 | sneak |
例句 | He was pondering whether or not they could sneak in somehow, when a woman in a blue-and-green Georgia Aquarium shirt came up to them, smiling brightly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He’ll sneak up behind me in the kitchen house and throw an arm across my chest, making me scream and laugh at the same time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning he sneaked into the dining salon ahead of the rest of the crew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z How to send flankers to the left and right, curling in a semicircle to hit the enemy from three sides and prevent him from sneaking behind you. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I waited until Mother and Daddy were busy in the backyard and then snuck into the kitchen to use the phone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I snuck out. I’m not there when they wake up, they’ll figure I’m out running, like usual. Ain’t you afraid in there?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So he was awake, and listened, and snuck across to the other side of the house to look out the window there, where he could see what was going on out on the street. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Had even sneaked off to the village to have the girl Pilate’s name and snuffbox made into an earring. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of my shoes tapping across the cobblestones echoed down the street like a latecomer sneaking into church. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A freight train faces checkpoints as well, but Enrique can jump off as it brakes, and if he runs fast enough, he might sneak around and meet the train on the other side. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I wondered how many times he’d seen me sneak home in the morning wearing nothing but my underwear or a trash can lid. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “You know how Tony Hawkins sneaks out every chance he gets to run on the track over at the white school?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Usually when she cooked, the food had the house smelling some-kind-of-good, and they’d scheme ways to get an early spoonful of banana pudding or sneak a slice of sweet potato pie. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t you wish you had someone to sneak off and do things with?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine him sneaking around and leaving a rose on anyone’s doormat, but I guess boys will surprise you sometimes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z So early the next morning when Grim is still snoring loud enough to rattle the windowpanes, I get up and sneak out of the house. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I can find a way to sneak them onto a cargo train, and help them escape inland to . . . somewhere, I don't know. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A couple of times we sneaked up close and tried to look in the windows, but they were painted black. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Joseph had laughed, but as a surprise for Blink, he’d snuck into his mother’s room during a visit home and copied down his uncle’s address, which he proudly handed over when he returned to school. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “It her son we save that night. He spent long time in locker. We sleep right here whole time, like nothing different. He sneak out in middle of night.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Some people tried to sneak into the section, but security kept them out. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe, since the assignments were so close, she could sneak a look at the paperwork; sometimes there was a clipboard on the nurturer s desk. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He snuck a glance in the direction of Ross and February, to see if they had the same idea, and sure enough, they had. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Moon Orchid sneaked up on the boys and lifted their hair to look for pencil stubs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She undressed, put on her pajama tops, and sneaked quietly into the livingroom. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I snuck a glance at him, and he smiled, which made a grin burst out on my face. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “What the hell did you sneak off for, anyway?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tie had sneaked off his ship to try and find out what the first task was going to be. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Young Day was what the Lacks family called a sneak baby: a man named Johnny Coleman had passed through town; nine months later Day arrived. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They weren’t sure when they would have another moment when Grandma would, be gone, and they could sneak the bird right past Grandpop, easy. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When an old Aché woman became a burden to the rest of the band, one of the younger men would sneak behind her and kill her with an axe-blow to the head. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The children and Brave Orchid’s husband had to sneak out. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I have picked mushrooms and blackberries on the ridge; for anything else, I have had to sneak into the valley at night. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Shut up. Anyway, I’m not sneaking around. I have nothing to—” Her phone buzzed again. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z After Darren left, I made sure no one was looking, and I snuck over to Betsy’s cubby, where she was busy unstuffing her coat. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Their mother is in a decathlon of meetings, so they sneak out onto the Truman Balcony and catch each other up over hot chocolates and a plate of donuts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Sometime in the evening, Howard snuck away to a telephone. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed the food around on his plate, trying to ignore them and sneaking bites of bread to Freebie. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon as her back is turned, I sneak the food off the saucer and head up the hill to see Shiloh. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see him freaking out and starting to cry while we were trying to sneak past a monster or something. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z With the first picture he sent, it was clear he sneaked off and tried to get a good look at the Well of Lightning, so we were all frightfully excited. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I do not for a minute forget that I have sneaked into this country. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a scuffle in front of the net and Number Four snuck it through. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I could get water by sneaking to the brook at night. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Having successfully sneaked out of the house, Lindsey and Colin brushed themselves off, ambled to the front door, and opened it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z One evening as the store was closing, Larry and a friend managed to sneak a sip from the white fountain. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z After prayers, after lights-out, Jutta sneaks up to her brother’s dormer; instead of drawing together, they lie hip to hip listening till midnight, till one, till two. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Leslie sat way up in the front corner nowhere near the waste basket or pencil sharpener, so there was no way he could pretend to be heading somewhere else and sneak a word with her. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I saw something dawn on her suddenly, and then felt her sneaking a second look. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He sneaks a look over at the sack I’ve dropped to see what I was stealing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Once they’d snuck into a rave in a disused warehouse down in the Flats and danced until three, glow necklaces ringing their wrists and their throats. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Masuku would eventually look up and say, “Stop sneaking up on me! You made me break a slide!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed at a bossling trying to sneak around the statue’s foot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If I could sneak out the window, I might try to scare them off. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They sneak around the house and yard, trumpeting near people to startle them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z About nine-thirty I sneaked out of bed, went to the tool house, and took a hatchet out I put it under the couch. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had snuck up on me from behind, from somewhere back around ten o’clock Dad snapped at him, “Erik! Cut that out! Are you here to help us or not?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I snuck a glance at Dad, then Mom. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When I snuck a look at Mrs. Diamant, she was shaking her head, but her eyes were crinkly, just like her son’s. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Both of them angled slightly away from each other for a better view of their flanks, in case something dangerous tried to sneak up on them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Though Jack tried not to think about his family, thoughts of them sometimes sneaked up on him. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Or snuck into your bedroom while you were sleeping and taken your car key? Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He never accepted because he had a sneaking suspicion Mrs. Cormaci would end up asking a lot more questions than he would. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Alex has no such hangups and enjoys Henry’s half-hearted grumblings when he sneaks in from the East Bedroom right down the hall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I know what she'll do if she learns they snuck out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I wouldn't be able to sneak my way out of a run-in with him—not after our last encounter. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s been a long time since I let myself think about Mamita and Papito, and it feels good, like sneaking cookies. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a sneaking suspicion Odysseus had been thinking about this island when he constructed it, but unfortunately Leo had left it back on the ship with Buford the Wonder Table. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The Carrows never rumbled how we were communicating, it drove them mad. We used to sneak out at night and put graffiti on the walls: Dumbledore’s Army, Still Recruiting, stuff like that. Snape hated it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s because of the fight we had when he first snuck in here to see me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There’s no pool in our backyard, just the one at the condos across the street that we used to sneak into when Doña Rosa loaned us her gate key. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “One of these days I’m going to tell everybody and we can stop all of this sneaking around.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He and Mom and Jess had come up here whenever they could sneak away from the little diner they owned in Cedar. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “I thought I could sneak it off the ship and sell it in New York,” George lied. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z However you sneaked out of that theater and spied and made me a liar to the secret police. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I felt bad, but as Bax stood his ground telling Freddie and the guys to go back the way they came, I snuck away down the path toward the last clearing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It felt funny sneaking into the room that had once belonged to our beloved Shirley. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Tally pulled back into the darkness, trying to ignore the horrible feeling that she was a spy, a sneak, for not surrendering to the woman’s authority. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Tee had tried to sneak after them to see where they were headed, but they’d disappeared quickly into the darkness of Coney Island. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I realize that a smile has snuck onto my face and wrestle it off. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When she originally snuck into her foster parents’ room, looking for something to steal from Francis, who gave her the weakest welcome, she spotted Jenn Lori’s bedside dumbbells and gave lifting a shot. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I felt too excited to sleep, so I sneaked out to join him. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I pulled on my boots and parka and sneaked outside. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It provides no trees to hide behind, no side roads to sneak down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe some Spam or SpaghettiOs? Because I was so excited about sneaking out of the house tonight to go treasure hunting, I didn’t eat any dinner.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I snuck glances around the room while the boy stood there appraising me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z My potential for arrogance made a sneak attack on me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Girls shifted in their seats and sneaked glances at the clock above the chalkboard. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z That’s probably what had tempted her through the window so many times, learning every trick she could to sneak closer to the new pretties, to spy on the life she would eventually have. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My goal was to move from house to house and sneak up on the car from behind. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “That boy found it! You and that boy have been sneaking in my room!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We didn't make plans to sneak out and meet. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Or the guys sneak into his room at night, as they did before, and one of them...opens the closet door. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Grammarbot has gotten a lot better lately, but some awful howlers still manage to sneak by. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was working his way toward their table, grinning at everybody, sneaking food off plates, and pointing at campers: “Hey! Call me!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I remember the first time Amber and I sneaked into the Belle-product storeroom. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I used to sneak my chemises and nightgowns out of my drawer and mend them myself rather than ask her to do them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I sneak a glance back at Viola, off to my side a little. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She sneaked up behind them and whacked them on the backs of their knees with a metal pipe. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Grass and weeds snuck their way up through the saggy porch and all around the sides of the house, giving it the scruffy look of a week-old beard. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But she used to sneak in anyway, so she could take care of me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Cormier said you didn’t show up for chores this morning. And sneaking out the window!” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The girls had been sneaking the dog pieces of their cheeseburgers, and the cheese was clogging her pipes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The sooner this is all over, the sooner I can sneak my gifts to John. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Nine out of ten households traded to survive.1 More and more North Koreans sneaked across the border into China for food, work, trade, and flight to South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She takes my hand and drags me merrily forward, like she's one of my sisters and we're headed to lessons, or breakfast, or to sneak off someplace we aren't supposed to go. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I don’t tell them about sneaking out of the house on Halloween or about our stakeout. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They waited until they were sure the guards’ attention was on the stage, then they sneaked behind the Jeep and into the jungle to make their way to the ship. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I got up, snuck out the kitchen door and headed for the house two doors down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Which might mean she’s going to sneak over to the mortal world for the evening or it might mean she’s going to spend it on the balcony, reading. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Come on, Shay. They do all the same stuff we do: bungee jump, fly, play with fireworks. Only they don’t have to sneak around.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, the spelling test would sneak back into my brain, but mostly Calista was right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I threw on some clothes and snuck through the house to avoid waking Mom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Has the Resistance been bribing some Plebeian drudge to sneak you in?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They kissed once more in the driveway—that kiss as good as her smile hinted it would be—and then snuck into the house for a few hours of sleep. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “I think he’s just going to get another cigar. If we hurry, we can sneak back out the same way we came in.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘The three of them sneak in and disable the onagers, cause a distraction. Then the rest of us fly in with ballistae blazing.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She had, however, snuck over, peeked through the patio doors, and listened. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And I even sneaked in a quick hug before I said “good-bye.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z That change sneaked up on him, Casteen said, and he had spent a good part of the previous year trying to prevent it from becoming part of his legacy. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “That. . . thing snuck in when I went to take out the rubbish. Look what it did to my house!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I had watched the horror movies, the ones where the mentally malnourished airhead goes into the house alone, sneaking around like, well, like me, and then ends up with an ax between the eyes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Actually I didn’t have to sneak into Frances’s house because I was always welcome there. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z To sneak around and make plans and feel big about making them. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Speaking of cowardly...you sneaked into my bag and pulled out my sketch pad. You e-mailed Leo without my permission! How’s that for cowardly?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Jumped the train, sir. Found him sneaking through a sleeper.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I worked and hummed, and did not notice the gray sheet of cloud that was sneaking up the mountain from the northwest. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “They snuck out late at night, right before the Reds came into this neighborhood looking for them.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The sun, falling in the west, to the left of the Chevy, snuck into the car at an insidious angle, causing Reggie to squint. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I told you to sneak up on him and kill him!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Tabitha and I had to sneak out to these courses, because now I had to be very careful around my foster parents. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I think there might be some lighter fluid in the garage back at home—I can try to sneak some here so Sandy won’t have to be sitting in the dark every night. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She clutched the DVD and the letter she had just snuck out of her bedroom. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I sneak down to Madrina’s apartment, where the door is unlocked and it’s completely empty, but her scent still lingers in the air—cigar and sage smoke, Florida water, incense, and cheap perfume. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “One night—don’t tell him I told you this—one night he snuck into your room while you were sleeping and stood there with a flashlight at your closet looking at your pigeon.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He says, “Think we can sneak the pup down without giving the place up?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z She sneaks the dirty bucket down and the water bucket up every morning, as soon as Karin and Ilse are gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z We kiss, we dance, we get caught trying to sneak away to be alone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she goes to the market for the next day, hauling the fake bags back and forth, while two of my thirteen sneak downstairs to wash, stretch their legs, and prepare food for the others. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I know she doesn’t have the same love for me right now after I sneaked Alan away from her and brought him into the city, where airstrikes and barrel bombs scorch through the sky. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Where does he go when he sneaks out like this? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z ‘I’ll bet they took you with them,’ said Johnny, ‘and you sneaked back home, eh, boys?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could have sneaked a look at the list prior to the ceremony,” Father confided. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Jesper was no Wraith, but if he could just make the drop silently and sneak up behind the guard he could keep things quiet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I almost never went inside it, though Elsbeth would occasionally sneak in and return with her mother's rouge for us to practice applying. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She’d gotten a lock on her door and I’d learned to pick it so I could sneak in and scare her still. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z We hid our sacks and sneaked behind the last row of people. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “I would like you not to sneak around the center. We have all kinds of fun activities, but the offices and the stage and the kitchen are off-limits. Do you understand what I’m saying?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Hyena, who was greedy, took the honey and ate it all, while Hare sneaked off behind him and drank and washed in the water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The feeling snuck up on me slowly, crawling back up through the crowded, tired portions of my brain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Once in London, and then two more times when Jenny and I snuck out of school in Flushing to catch a matinee. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Later that night, while I was sneaking Shannon's pink jacket back into her wardrobe, I found Salim's mobile phone in the picket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl didn’t steal food, sneak ale, or dally with the guests. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Before, she had been passive in her rebellion—sneaking off to see Reggie, refusing to play tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Didn’t we dare you to sneak into the circus the last time it was here, Bailey?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes we would sneak away from home, quietly climbing the dark-green gate in our front yard and jumping over it so our parents wouldn’t hear it creak. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I hear him trying to sneak up behind me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Mama’s first suspicion was that the cricket had sneaked out and smuggled all the money from the cash register into the cage. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Nixon so dreaded social events he sometimes asked aides to write ideas for conversation topics on index cards—when he got stuck, he could sneak a look at the cards. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They kept sneaking glances toward the main hatch, where the sick bay lay belowdecks, though they never looked directly at it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Maybe I don’t remember sneaking on makeup in the bathroom at school. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He told his brother to try to sneak back to their parents. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because she had a sneaking suspicion that Foaly was right. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Some who were taken escaped and sneaked back to the ghetto, and they told stories of camps where Jews were worked to death. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “You have to rise to the occasion,” he said to me, sneaking a look at my aunt. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Sneaky got his nickname because he was always sneaking something when he was little, but now that he’s older, the nickname sticks because he’s also into sneakers, especially Jordans. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Ram calls out as the elevator doors open and I’m about to sneak in. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Some kids did pass by and sneak glances at me, but I tried not to pay any attention to them or to my thumping heart. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If someone, or something, had snuck its way onto the Berg ... The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And it’s thinking of that tinkling sound that makes me wonder if those boxes don’t have something to do with her sneaking up to those rooms every other day. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I nodded and swallowed the saliva collecting in my hungry mouth, cradling the warm bowl in my hands, and snuck a large pinch of rice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I crept as close as I dared, but there was no way to sneak past them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They were careful of the snakes that came out hunting after sundown, and they sneaked up to the cave very quietly and waited for the bats to fly out. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Once I sneaked into the hen house and took eggs, but the chickens were scared, thinking from my approach at night that I was a weasel or a fox. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We snuck onto the nearby Conrail/Long Island Rail Road tracks and broke into freight cars, robbing them of bicycles, television sets, and wine. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My father was at the sink, sneaking a bite of a doughnut. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Maybe I can use the commode and sneak out through a window? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Horses reared and fell over screaming, ravens flew, crazy as bats in a fire, men staggered, gesturing wildly, making speeches, dying or sometimes pretending to be dying, sneaking off. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z One day five lions sneaked into the pastures near Paguith, my first village. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon when the track was deserted, Smith snuck him out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I spotted a bit of Geoffrey’s trouser from around the corner of the house, so I snuck around the opposite way without spooking the chickens. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Stella ran out to find the boys, who were already sneaking samples of okra and hush puppies from the makeshift table. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I sneaked a call in on the black phone to Mr. Ferro. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “That’s because I’m not going swimming! I agreed to sneak out and meet you in the middle of the night, fine, but just to talk, not to—” “We will talk,” she insisted. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She snuck it out of the air and the trees and the blooming fields. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z So February sneaks in a couple of beautiful days early on, and just when you’re stretching out like a cat waking up, bang! Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke up in the middle of the night, tucked Abuelo’s box under my arm, and snuck out of my apartment. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek at my grandmother and can see her eyes shining with tears, her hand holding my mom’s tightly, but I can see that she is smiling. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The dread- fill telegrams began to sneak sorrowfully in, and it was everybody’s brother. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, Dusty got his gambling boat—and he got rich. a J My dad had waited until three in the morning, when the last of the crew was gone, to sneak aboard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z At night lovers sneaked in, but he never went there at night—he required light, and he was not going to risk lighting a candle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When it’s nearly time for Rosie’s act, I sneak into the big top and stand flattened against a section of seats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z About looking for evidence, and even about sneaking into this very office, because something tells me she already knows about her missing photograph anyway. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She snuck him in after hours, allowing him to see ancient swords up close and honing his craft. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was fun to be sneaking it like this. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I hustled out of the media center and put myself out in front of the main entrance doors to sneak a peek down the corridor. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Maybe the gray man had seen Spurge sneaking around on his own, spying. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z For the rest of us—those who snuck in despite coming from the margins—the mission has to be to pull up others behind us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She yells and we got to hide in a irrigation ditch all day with guys lookin’ for us, and we got to sneak out in the dark and get outa the country. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that bad weather had come, almost no one ever sneaked away alone any more to peek through bushes like a pervert at the moldering stumps. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Your Honor, the defendant sneaked into the kitchen and stole Rachel’s recipe. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After the meal, I snuck out to the forbidden part of the property where the servants' families lived in their little shanty shacks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We snuck out to the porch to warn him before Mom could stop us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Useful things ... your father used it mainly for sneaking off to the kitchens to steal food when he was here.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z William Ernest climbed up behind the huge woman and lay behind her back like a bolster pillow, poking his head around from time to time to sneak another look at Gilly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know you were there, you sneak,” I said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “But did you ever sneak out to the ruins?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps in the repose of their dreams, their daughter is different, a responsible girl instead of one who sneaks out. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They sneaked into the building the next morning before the first bell. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Speeding to the hospital, he snuck a crock of bow-wow wine in to Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s start by getting out of here and finding you some proper clothes. Oh, and Inej,” he said as he led her out of the salon, “don’t ever sneak up on me again.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’d figured I would wait until night and then sneak out, using the cover of darkness to slip past the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe sneak into the kitchen and get some food. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t sneak up on people like that,” I say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Probably better that way. But for now, let’s pretend that you did sneak it away and that your covert operation was a success.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Percy and I will sneak around the two Titans and cut the chains from behind.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We need to sneak over to Hagrid’s.... Keep out of sight, Harry....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And then there’s Dylan, sneaking in from the side to snake an arm around each of our waists. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Auntie Yeabu tried to sneak food to us, but she wasn’t always able to do so, because my other aunts’ eyes were too sharp. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford a drab for an apple and meat pie, so I had snuck some barley bread and a gristly sausage out of the Mess. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I guess she snuck in through the back. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I'm lying there on the floor tied up when Iggy sneaks in through the back. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He snuck the folder out in the kangaroo pocket of his hooded sweatshirt and showed it to us in the stairwell by the gym. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I follow her gaze to the television screen and see the angry protest, the things they're saying about people who snuck into the country. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Good. And I sneaked these spare robes out of the laundry,” Her-mione said, holding up a small sack. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Vin sneaks down to the generator room and pulls a homemade bomb out of his gym bag. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z "We have to get him out. Hot Pie, you got to help. We'll sneak up and kill the guards, and then I'll open the door." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the afternoons, when the reporters were watching the races, he would sneak the horse out for his real workouts on the training track or another track altogether. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We sneaked around the house to the path behind the latrine. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But then my old self started to sneak up over me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night, she would sneak out of bed, creep down the hall, and curl up in the tub. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As he ran, flinching at every thunderclap, he began to feel guilty about sneaking away from the house. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. Wait. I’m sorry. I’m still stuck on the part about David getting snuck in by a guard. An Exclusion Guard. One that you’re on first-name basis with.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z On some mornings, he sent Grog out to gallop in Seabiscuit’s name at standard morning workout periods, then snuck the real Seabiscuit out to exercise at night. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There are too many distractions, and so I talk over the noise to Ryan, but he’s more interested in sneaking his hand up my shirt. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Lolo used to sneak goodies to me from all the food booths, and my cousin Sheryl and I would sink down into the theater seats to watch her big sister, Maribel, swirl onstage. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She tried to sneak past her mom’s door, but her mom stopped her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She sneaked out to the weekly meetings held in a dark and grimy cellar. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Exactly. And in that castle game, Charles snuck out through the sewers. Anyway, when my brother Curtis beat me at Bibliomania...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Right — you would sneak away and never let on that you had seen anything. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Garrett snuck into his mother’s office and copied the address off the master enrollment sheet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to sneak a peek at the address, but his handwriting sucks, and I can’t read upside down. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z From the sink, Pascagoula sneaks a look at me, as if she can hear what Hilly’s saying. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Why you gotta step all over my clean new sneaks with your grimy house slippers!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I was afraid my parents might hear me sneaking in. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Nico hoped they could sneak up on the third siege machine. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Plus, she kinda missed the thrill of sneaking out to her porch step. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She would sneak up on it, take a few bites, shoot back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanisha with her loud voice sneaks up behind me at my locker. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then we’d sneak into the parking lot and hide behind the teachers’ cars all the way to the street, just like the eighth graders do. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Nobody was there making sure American people like me and Rondell didn’t sneak into Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Martin tells me that sometimes he'd turn off the security alarm in their penthouse apartment, walk along the hall to the elevator, and sneak down to the garage in the middle of the night. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It is a reaction comparable to the way Americans might respond to someone who told them that World War II started in the Pacific after an American sneak attack on Tokyo harbor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "I'm good at sneaking in and out of places," Zero had said. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He hadn’t heard her sneak up behind him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When they were able to sneak Bailey in, he read to me for hours. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally she slipped on her father’s jacket and snuck outside. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I’d been so focused on getting to Grover and finding out what was wrong, I hadn’t considered that someone might question three kids sneaking into the school at night. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Gold started sneaking documents out of his lab, plans and formulas for making industrial chemicals. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed a coat and set out to meet Emma, no sneaking necessary. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “What about you two? Why are you trying to sneak into the commander’s tent?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘But where have you been to — sneaking off and sneaking back, you old villain?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Without the hogs to tend to, he could easily have been there even more than usual, preventing Luke from ever sneaking out. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z We snuck around to the back entrance and made our way to the kitchen, where cooks, busboys, and servers were all bustling around, getting ready for dinner. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After Dad is in bed I sneak into Devon’s room and tape Mr. Walters on the wall next to my picture of the eagle. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained how he’d sneak across the border into Germany, grab Heisenberg, and drag him back to Switzerland. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once we got away we made for the docks, snuck up and watched from the shadows while they transported them on a brachy.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Prisoners who wanted to bathe sometimes sneaked down to the river in the summer. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I snuck him some food now and then,” Tiller admitted. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z After sneaking through the delivery entrance, the two children had wiggled their way onto the main floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I'm panicked, though, thinking that at any moment Liz or her mother will turn around and see my sneakers or my elbows and call the police on me for sneaking into their truck. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The older kids were supposed to stay in the back of the bus, but Dana had snuck up behind Roy’s seat and ambushed him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She loved to please; Charles could count on her to sneak him a pinch of snuff from the snuffbox, and she watched with pleasure as her father indulged his naughty habit. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “She can’t make me not hate you. You dirty sneaking American Italian.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Weiss wouldn’t care if I snuck into study hall a few minutes late. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She had snuck up to inspect our visitor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Each morning Sibanda would sneak off to his food tree and sing to it about the greediness of his wife and family. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Some nights I sneak downstairs to watch the YouTube clips, just to convince myself that it’s not a dream, that I really am going to be able to run. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I said I could sneak into the toilet and call the police. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She began sneaking cookies when no one was looking—and no one was. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z One afternoon I took advantage of the pandemonium to sneak into the women's section to find my mother. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But somebody sure is yelling up there, and so I sneak up the stairs and I don't even have to put my ear to the door, that's how loud it is. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z If he could manage to free himself he might be able to sneak back and join the horde. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I meant the clone. I saw . . . wonderful, talented Matt ... sneaking out of the Mendoza apartment ... with a dog in a bag. What’s going on? I thought, so I followed him.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s my next memory after Mr. Sheep Sheep, because I don’t remember the airport or sneaking into the plane. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to sneak up on you, Mila. I was just trying to get your attention....” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That first night, I cried and bit my fingers and drank wine I snuck from the Clairmont pantry. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I sneak into the mess hall through the back and eat in the kitchen. Milo gives me sandwiches and milk.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As soon as Uncle Jet parked the truck, he would sneak out and run into the desert and call for Wind Being or Darkness, who were probably wondering where he was right now. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I snuck over to the front window to watch him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I know my vision isn’t great, but the little boy must be even better at sneaking around undetected than I am. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “If you were Lucky Strike, you’d have figured out how to sneak it out, instead of wasting it. Be a big rich man now, owning the beach.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If only I could find a way to sneak off for a day. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneak in through the front door, but Sandy isn’t inside. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He did not like her to be sneaking out, and when her father found out she had been lying he did not allow her to go out at all. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I consider sneaking out and watching from the shadows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she is an impish child, too, sneaking chocolates and bringing worms into the house. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Morrie steps away to open the door for someone, and I sneak a glance at my phone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I crept back into the basement like a highly skilled sneak thief and then proceeded to listen to the most calming music I know: the Beatles. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the young men around me sneak glances at her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She remembered once, years back, she and Deen had snuck away on a Changing night and made a bed in the high grass of the prairie, with their blankets and pillows. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If Pollard won the hundred-grander, Yummy promised to sneak him a swig of bow-wow wine in the winner’s circle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Sor Asuncion comes right out and says your older sister has been caught sneaking out of school. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured I would sneak in the kitchen door and listen to what was going on first. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With that, we snuck to Doc’s cabin, quiet as we could. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I sneaked up the back porch steps to get inside the house. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She didn't sneak into this country in the middle of the night. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The cold had snuck up on her so stealthily she didn’t even notice it had invaded her until was too late. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z "She was waiting in the opklapbed for you to sneak her away. That was the plan all along." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When he’s not doing chores down in the temple’s kitchens, I know that sometimes he sneaks into the library. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of my eye I see Zack sneak out of the room, unnoticed by everyone except me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I try not to turn my head toward where I know Lev is working, but I can't help sneaking a glance just to make sure he's there. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “How could they sneak off like that without even saying good-bye to me?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish I hadn’t sneaked off from the Abbey this morning. I do hope Constance has all the defenders on the alert.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For the next few days he spent all of his free time either in the library with Hermione and Ron, looking up hexes, or else in empty classrooms, which they sneaked into to practice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She sneaks a hand across the counter to my arm and pinches. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Connie Peery was home from college, and she snared me for a quick dance while her boyfriend was sneaking a smoke in the parking lot across the river. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "I also can't have you sneaking around with one of my suitors." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sierra felt like her heart had snuck up to her brain so it could blast that pounding pulse directly into her eardrums. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He needed time to sneak back into Honeydukes if he wanted to return to school tonight.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So he’d snuck a look: and there they were, floating on twin inflatable rafts, in twin blue wading pools of water. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sammy could usually sneak Hazel in to help take. care of the horses. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But before she could decide whether to stay or try to sneak off, a voice from behind her called, “Hello! Hello there!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The third, though, has pictures on the walls, ones I recognize from the night Jackson, Katherine, and I snuck into the Spencers’ homestead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "You get out of our fidd now, and take these sneaks and stabbers with you, or we'll stake you up in the corn to scare the other crows away." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She suddenly realized that something could have emerged from the water and be sneaking up behind her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then Rowdy snuck in, shaved off their eyebrows, and cut off their braids. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I scrunch my fists in my pockets and sneak by, not wanting to brush my fingertips against it. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I get up and sneak to the window. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I jump out of bed, wiping my face dry, and push open the door, sneaking down the hall as I listen for my mom and dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He still had his back to me and I snuck up behind him slowly. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, this? Corporal Reynolds got me this uniform and arranged for me to sneak in here with the garbage-removal service.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z On Tuesday he said, “I even sneaked out in the pickup truck this afternoon, so I could drive to Raleigh and look.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Apartheid said that the only reason colored people couldn’t have first-class status was because black people might use coloredness to sneak past the gates to enjoy the benefits of whiteness. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "Hmhm, I have learned that the boys sneaked onto one of the large ferries that stop here regularly. From your window you have a good view of the moorings." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z At night, Bourke would sneak close to the walls to communicate with Blake, who could only whisper into the device. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I can tell you one thing,” the doctor said, “if it was the younger sister sneaking around this house at night, she had nerves of iron. It watches,” he added suddenly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Dictionaries now accept both dove and snuck, but I wouldn't recommend snuck in formal writing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In a little over twelve hours, they were sneaking the orphans out of the city. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I sneak a look around and see a man slide a paper ticket like mine into the small pocket in the seat in front of him. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Though it’s not exactly a reward when you’re born with freedom and a thief sneaks into your home at night and steals it from you. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The day we left Kakuma forever, I had to sneak away from my old life. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z All that anticipation, and still it had sneaked up on me so simply, so quietly. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Neither of us had told my father that she’d bitten Dusty’s goon that night at the marina when he snuck up and grabbed her. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Has June also got a fondness for sneaking your leftover curry out of the refrigerator in the dead of night like a Dickensian street urchin? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I sneaked out of the stable—Uri no longer tied me to himself—and into the curfew. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She was mending the dress she’d wear to the gathering when he “come sneaking out of here holding his boots in his hand and looking like a dog that’d stolen some scraps.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “It sneaked onto the molasses ship and then wiggled through the pipe into the tank.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I had to be real careful, even if it was the middle of the night, even if I was crouching down, sneaking along the street like Pretty Boy Floyd. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t there when I arrived this morning, so Mr. Spizz must have sneaked over when I was on the operating table. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I sneaked a glance at Connor, who seemed to think this was a wonderful idea. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Trey smiles as he sneaks a quick peck to her lips. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z V snuck her way through the side entrance, past a greasy- haired young gentleman pushing an enormous barrel of flour. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Sticky said, glancing all around, as if the trap might sneak up and grab him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I kept sneaking peeks at June, but she didn’t say anything else. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And I sneaked invisibly down the dark stone tunnel. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Unless you distract her and let me sneak in.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Instead of lunch, we sneak into the auditorium, and it’s strange seeing the stage stripped of the set for Oliver! Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And some sneaked across to New Pretty Town in the dead of night to talk to their older friends face-to-face, and decided for themselves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For days she’d been sneaking into the camp and stealing random items — eyelash curlers, a hair dryer, earrings, stockings. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then he's gliding away, and I hold myself still in case this is a trick and he's really sneaking up behind me to see if I can get my hands loose. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, after we were done talking, I sneaked out of the room without anyone seeing me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I slipped my phone out of my pocket and snuck a peek at the screen. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got half a mind to sneak in here some night and free these critters,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later he was sneaking through the junkyard. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “So...I guess, after a while, I was sneaking them to make me feel good too. Like I was really doing something. I couldn’t stop giving you more.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When my family is looking elsewhere I sneak away from under their watchful eyes to explore the “waiting station.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the moment he had a sneaking sympathy with Mrs. Lapham’s point of view. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I shuddered to think what that creepy Luno might have done if he’d caught Abbey sneaking around with the video camera. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I snuck into the library and took a book from the shelves—a story called Robinson Crusoe by Mr. Defoe. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I count the time between sweeps of the beams of light from the guard towers and sneak from trailer to trailer, trying to avoid detection and the consequences that come from breaking curfew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z His front paws snuck up to the very rim. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Late one evening, thinking the caretaker had left, Roberto and I sneaked into the dump. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Had Mom seen all this when she sneaked back to this world to try to rescue the three other kids named Rochester, Emma, and Finn? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When their backs were turned, I held my breath and sneaked over to the other group, the one made up of stronger workers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Shanti and her guests are still asleep when she sneaks back at sunrise. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Escaping their teachers long enough to sneak into a girls’ bathroom, the girls’ bathroom, moreover, right next to the scene of the first attack, was going to be almost impossible. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “They’ve been sneaking up on the town in cars,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They both wear plain black silk dresses, which, while excellent for sneaking around and keeping slaves’ cuffs hidden, don’t blend so well into the rainbow plumage of the throng. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It’s hard not to sneak a second look. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z For dinner, I microwaved a refrigerated bufriedo the Colonel had snuck out of the cafeteria. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Then once they’re out the door, I cut upstairs to the library to sneak a read. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "According to the message," Lewis explained, "NASA rejected the idea. They'd rather take a big risk on Watney than a small risk on all of us. Whoever snuck it into Vogel's e-mail obviously disagreed." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in the middle of rereading the bit where Turtle sneaks into the mansion on Halloween when Matthew bellowed, “Look! Looklooklooklooklook.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Heading back toward her family, Ivy sneaked her hand into the pillowcase. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I quietly push open the door, looking both ways before sneaking out of the pre-op area and almost running smack into a nurse. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He sneaks up from behind and scoops us up all at once like a fisherman with a net. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I might sneak onto rooftops to feed pigeons, but I'm not the kind of kid who breaks big rules. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I sneaked to the bathroom door and peeked through the keyhole. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But back then her world had been pathetically tiny: a few parks, the path to littlie school, one comer of the greenbelt where she would sneak in to spy on uglies. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In the fall, a few brave souls sneak into the woods to harvest apples. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It took some convincing to explain my mission, but I spoke polite and firm and held out the bread pudding, and the children snuck out in their nightclothes and just about dove into the bowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He let Mama sneak her arms around him and lay her head on his chest instead of breaking away to get on with the business at hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Dancing empanadas and cheeseburgers sneak out of the vines to taunt me, then rush back into its spiral, hiding out of my reach. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Did corn somehow sneak into Washington and change the laws? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They would sneak peeks at me from behind their notebooks or when they thought I wasn’t looking. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Kids sneaking around and leaving secret messages might be taken the wrong way. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I sneak off up the hill with the can and all the food I got with me. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I sneaked a peek at our homeroom’s form, and Jeffrey ordered just one carnation. Who’s he going to give it to?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I have this idea that the reason we have dreams is that we’re thinking about things that we don’t know we’re thinking about—and those things, well, they sneak out of us in our dreams. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The boy sneaked up behind them, his face lit up, though his brain was spinning. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “And another thing. I have a sneaking suspicion that young Artemis Fowl wanted us to stop time. After all, everything else we’ve tried has played straight into his hands.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I sneak into the kitchen prepared not to eat anything. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I just told Froggy to walk down the hall and if he saw Maurice to call out my name and point in some direction away from where I was sneaking out of a side door. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z What if he sneaked into the Sports Family house and met the other third child? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The trail isn’t watched, solely because no one is stupid enough to risk sneaking out that way. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Harry hurried off up the corridor as the young witch said, “I bet it sneaked up here from Experimental Charms, they’re so careless, remember that poisonous duck?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Sliding into my shoes, I sneak out of my room, heading down to the first floor, to the recovery room where Stella sleeps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When I got in late the previous night, having sneaked out with a fever of a hundred and four, there were angry words. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I snuck a peek at Abbey, she gave me a congratulatory wink. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z If a photographer could tail her so easily, without being caught, couldn’t the psychopath who got away with throwing acid into Nicole Castro’s face just as easily sneak right up on her again? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z This is the moment, Your Highness, that you might as well reveal our plan to all of the noble sneaks, eaves-droppers, braggarts, blowhards, and backstabbers who surround your throne. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She would have to sneak them notes in school too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And a girl in a pink shalwar kamiz sneaking off to school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z While our parents are putting up the tent or making the fire or cooking, we sneak around behind the trees and bushes, aiming through the leaves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Once a day, twice a day, and sometimes three times in one day, Dove would sneak over to the Observer’s office. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When Luke tried to bridge, Herrera snuck an arm around his chest and locked Luke’s head up with the other arm. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “No, actually, I was quite disobedient. I sneaked out of the house and went with my friends to a midnight showing. I watched the movie, feeling quite brave the whole time.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Must be nice. My mom might work all the time but she’s got the neighbors trained to keep an eye on me. Whenever I sneak out I know she’ll hear about it.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Why do you care? You left her behind! What, are you scared she’s going to sneak into your camp and make you all sick? She’s jine. There’s nothing wrong with her!” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She crept away from the school building, walked around the corner to the house, sneaked to the back yard, climbed the chinaberry tree, and sat there until dinnertime. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I have a sneaking suspicion that this doesn’t mean a surprise performance by a traveling troop of jugglers. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Many of the prisoners were women, and some of the guards had been sneaking them out to warm their beds. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Occasionally I’ve snuck out of my room and sat on the steps to my trailer, listening to the night, gazing up at the stars, dreaming. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He figured if someone snuck up to the house and looked in on him, he could pretty well startle whoever it was into a faint. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z If they sent Lovey back, the girl might be caught sneaking into her cabin. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We found him amidships,” one of the giants said, “trying to sneak to the engine room. Can we eat him now?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As we walk, I sneak glances at him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We had no choice but to sneak back into Mattru Jong, along with some people we encountered on the path, to get some money we had left behind, so that we could buy food. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Checking that nobody has sneaked on to cross the border,” Baba says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z And always, always, whatever else she did, whatever fears she deployed, to each she attached a sneak postscript, like devastating news at the end of a letter. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Though I wasn’t doing anything wrong, it seemed to me that I was sneaking around somehow, leading a secret life which, pleasant though it was, was bound to catch up with me sooner or later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He snuck in an uppercut with the nub of his stick and Number Four crashed to his knees. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “When the neighbor arrived back home,” I continue, “she snuck to the house of los Viejos at night and dumped the jar of atrocious bugs into their kitchen window.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Different smells kept luring Victor into the kitchen, but every time he tried to sneak a taste he got his fingers rapped with a wooden spoon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z That night, after he gave Spider a piece of candy he had gotten at a gas station, Nathan snuck out into the desert through his window. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “What we need,” said Hermione briskly as Thursday afternoon’s double Potions lesson loomed nearer, “is a diversion. Then one of us can sneak into Snape’s office and take what we need.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z There was a new practice in vogue at the time, favored by adolescent boys or those who thought like them: sneak up behind a woman wearing a headscarf, grab it, and run. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I sneak through the back alleys until I'm standing by our crumbling backyard fence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I'm in as far as my knees when the sea knocks me off balance with a sudden jerk, sneaking up on me like a bully in the schoolyard. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Mom says, sneaking up on us like she always seems to do. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Charlie spent winter break working at the Mall Cinema, where he apparently let all the hot girls sneak in without paying. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He draws pictures of people he doesn’t like and sneaks them into their backpacks and lockers. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I always thought there was something strange about that mess and now I know, she been sneaking us welfare food! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to duck down lower than the nurses’ station, but a six-foot dude attempting to stay low and sneak around is about as subtle as a blindfolded elephant. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But the next day we snuck out to lunch, alone, and got plastered. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I put the bag on my shoulder, like my sneaking into the vault is perfectly normal. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I tell my mom and dad and Auntie Idris that I want to sneak a closer look and that I’ll be right back. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I kept sneaking peeks at him as we drove from my house to his place. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “We could hide in the lifeboats. You could sneak us food.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When they opened the door to sneak down and spy on the festivities, Lena was always seated at the foot of the attic stairs, reading a book. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z One tribe even tricked us by first trading goats to us for some empty cooking oil cans we had, then sneaking up on us to steal their goats back. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After washing down a cold biscuit with some sweetmilk, I put on my driving cap and goggles and had just sneaked out the back door when Papa leaned out of his bedroom window upstairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I had a sneaking suspicion Schultz wasn’t going to see it that way. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I pointed to the stream’s far bank, where Edmund sneaked away among the tall grass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘Lots of better men got shot today—Lexington—Concord ... The British are sending boats back and forth tonight, taking off their men from Charlestown. I can sneak along over with them.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to sneak back in through our window, remember?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z If only he was better occupied, if only he had something to do in which the moments of grief that sneaked up on him could be immersed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On the sparrow’s uninjured leg Matthias had tied a brick; not a very big brick, but one large enough to stop the bird getting airborne or trying any sneak attacks upon his captor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you just talk to me? Tell me about the mayo and Cotton Swab instead of sneaking?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Crime shows come on late, and I sneak to catch whatever Big Ma falls asleep watching. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I take my jacket off the back of the chair I was saving, grab my backpack, and sneak out before anyone notices that no one came for me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “He’s a sneak and a troublemaker,” she had said. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She tucked the bar back in her backpack and started to sneak in the opposite direction. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Early in the morning, she snuck out of bed quietly to keep from waking her siblings. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It felt a lot better going out frontwards instead of sneaking out backwards. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not like I’m sneaking out in the middle of the night and running away from home. I just want to go to Twig’s for a couple hours.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He wondered if they could sneak around the monsters, but when he looked left and right, he saw more campfires in either direction, as if the ogres had surrounded the property. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Had I known it was Tyler at the time, had I snuck under the blinds and looked up to see his face, I would’ve run outside and embarrassed the hell out of him. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Because Mom won’t expect me home yet, I sneak over to the parking lot, unlock Leroy, and ride to the east side of town. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Really, a lot of people are having trouble focusing today, because everyone’s obsessed with this sophomore who snuck into the chem lab and got his junk stuck in a beaker. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z We snuck out to the backyard before Mom made it inside, and then picked our way through a little bramble of honeysuckle bushes at the edge of the yard. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She snuck some bread and a hunk of cheese, and she hurried off before she got caught. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z There is no way he was sneaking around with her, no way in hell that he’s been seeing her all this time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Serves me right, sneaking in like a thief. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As we eat, Hideo’s parents speak Japanese to each other in low voices, sneaking occasional smiles at me as if they think their movements are too stealthy for me to notice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was actually forbidden to play with her because she was a gentile, but I’d sneak over to her house anyway and sneak her over to mine. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “So when everyone is sleeping,” he said, “we’ll have to creep out of here to the soldiers’ camp and sneak around to look for Amah.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had no intention of spending the rest of the year cowering in the rest room or sneaking through the halls just to avoid some dumb bully. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was being quiet as a shadow, she could sneak past all of them, flitting out by starlight to make her water in the woods where no one would see. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Finally she snuck around to the front of the house, feet sinking in the soft dirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with annoyance, she realized that it was probably Agnes Stokes, sneaking around to find out why Gilly had skipped school for two days. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He forgot that she didn’t know that he had been sneaking out at night to help Pond. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “At home, I’d just take the Metro and sneak in through our back door, so it didn’t matter.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They sneak out quietly, and Henry touches Alex’s shoulder at the gate near where his SUV waits, presses his palm into the wool of his coat and the knot of muscle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Harry sneaked along the path, where a particularly sloppy puddle yielded some foul-smelling, green sludge. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If I saw him waddling down the street, I would sneak up behind him and yell, “Fatman!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z In the summer they would sneak out at night and meet in the park, and now the smell of the evening air always reminded her of him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z For months, they had been sneaking ammunition and TNT into Saigon under loads of firewood and inside baskets of rice. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Reed snuck a glance at the surrounding sea, but there was no sign of another ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I know what kind of talk goes on among them as they horse around in the locker room, sneak cigarettes behind the field house. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When I learned that he had been sneaking onto online gambling forums for years. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You’ve give me something to think about in a sneaking kind of way.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Early last summer, when Mama was having one of her spells and not paying much attention, Charlie had again sneaked the cow down the mountain to the Stevenses’ place. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s about these two kids who sneak into the Metropolitan Museum of Art and stay there. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In the morning, I sneaked back to the shed and retrieved our belongings—our blankets and books, the flashlight, the penknife, and Alfie. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Abby and I sneaked to the door as she yelled, “Spiny lumpsucker!” and waved her fingers around, dripping egg yolk on the floor before dashing over to the sink. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Supreme must realize I’m not saying much because he glances away from the road long enough to sneak a look over at me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And that night after dark, when he sneaked into bed with me and Little Arliss, I let him sleep there and never said a word about it to Mama. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Before sneaking back into the house, Frankie and I had agreed not to say anything about the soldiers. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He’d sneak into cities disguised in ragged beggar’s clothes and hand out gold coins to kids living on the streets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z You have to sneak out and take his car. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I knelt down and crawled under my table, pretending to pickup supplies, just in time to hide the first tears that sneaked down my cheeks. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I shuffled through a stack of his CDs, some from Gran’s garage and a few I’d snuck from his collection at home. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Roy was aching to sneak over to the junkyard and visit Mullet Fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s just another example of your sneakiness. You had a love affair all summer and got this girl with child and now I suppose you’ll sneak off.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Not that kind of bad,” I say, a grin sneaking out. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after Brian leaves for boarding school, I sneak into Jude’s room while she’s in the shower and see a chat on the computer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I realize Ford snuck out and is hiding behind the couch, watching. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And then the stitch returns and I can’t help thinking of all I’m doing to be here— sneaking around behind my parents’ backs, for one, lying to them, for another. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But since your “guards” were friends from your own regiment, you could usually get someone to sneak a book into your cell. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Listen: ‘The incident happened shortly before sunrise, when an unknown prankster sneaked up to the patrol car, a 2001 Crown Victoria, and spray-painted the windows with black paint.’” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneak peeks at my uncle, who is slightly taller than Baba and looks a lot more like him in real life than in pictures. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps he should have crushed some leaves of oleander, or chopped up nightshade root, and somehow found a way to sneak the poison into Trademaster’s food. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I have to sneak. Nyla would never allow me to come listen.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the guards either didn’t think we would try to sneak anything back in or figured there wasn’t anything left of value in the ghetto to smuggle. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He had dreamed about ships like this, about being on their decks, about sailing on them, and now he was on the verge of sneaking aboard one. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I tell Bob he can sneak into my box with me and live at the zoo. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Down the wall near the corner I saw two other boys who had sneaked out of the room. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hale and Ernest picked him up in a spot nearby and returned him to the jail, where the other deputy sheriff snuck him into his cell. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He even thought about sneaking out at night and digging in that hole by himself. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I agree. Let’s go see what Grandma’s cooking. After I sneak you in.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We all used to sneak a good look at it, even the girls, because they were only little kids and they didn't have any more bosom than we did. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Someone said, “No, they’re trying to sneak out before we get up!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Whenever Ms. Byrd worked a double shift at the hospital on a Friday or Saturday night, Clayton and his grandfather snuck out to find the Bluesmen here or there, but mostly at Washington Square Park. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z When I sneak a look over, she’s still got her worried eyes on that window. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Miss Leefolt, you checked in Ross’s bed? He been sneaking things and sticking em—” Miss Hilly scoff real loud. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Before nightfall a worker at the camp warned Papa Andrew that RUF rebels would try to sneak into the camp after dark. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix snuck in and politely asked, “Can we talk to you, please?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Look at what kind of daughter you have raised, always lying and sneaking around. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She'd already told him that as awesome as last night was—and they both agreed it was awesome—she couldn't risk sneaking out again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z ‘I’ll say no more and go on thinking. But what’s the black sneak got to do with it all? That gobbler with the flapping hands?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z This is like sneaking into the dorm after hours. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She figured out how to throw knives and make poisoned arrows from the skins of frogs, to sneak up on prey twice her size and track targets in the dark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Luckily, they managed to sneak out without paying. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I went from seeing my dad every Sunday to seeing him every other Sunday, maybe once a month, whenever my mom could sneak me over, same as she’d done back in Hillbrow. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Several of them were covering their smiles with their hands as they snuck glances at us. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z So on Monday morning, I hopped off the bus and waited by the gate with a slice of Ma’s pineapple upside-down cake snuck in my bag. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Speaking of sharing, I snuck a glob of cheese to Lumpy under the table. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “You sneak it in whenever you can. Patriarchy on toast. Patriarchy in my pants. Patriarchy with a squeeze of lemon.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Her name is Amelia, and last night she snuck in my window to be with me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z So I huddled on my bunk sneaking bites of bread in the dark, listening to the nameless man beneath me die. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z A vague tension built in the room as they snuck glances at each other, waiting for the boy to leave. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Crouch was supposed to be too ill to go to work or to come to the Yule Ball — so what was he doing, sneaking into Hogwarts at one o’clock in the morning? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Several times I had to sneak into the pantry and steal cookies. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He excused himself from the table, mumbling something about having work to do for the Council, but really he only planned on sneaking into the kitchen to help the kitchen staff. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The faction she led in the Sub-Deb girls’ club had been admonished to stop wearing low-cut dresses, smoking in the rest rooms, and sneaking out of class to smooch with boys in the band-instrument storeroom. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Someone who had snuck in when the janitor wasn’t looking? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He brought a bagful of groceries each night when he returned home and watched that no food was sneaked out and set aside for the girl. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I did my perimeter check, glancing back at the SUV to make sure Charlie didn’t sneak out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “And so both of you snuck out to look....Lord a mercy, we are not talking about fun or games!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek at my grandma and my mom, and I can see both of them smiling and crying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He often snuck in after bedtime to crash on our floor, especially now that it was full-on winter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Next Miss Peregrine turned to us and said in a low voice, “I am tremendously disappointed in you, Miss Bloom. Tremendously. And of all the nights to sneak away.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Then I snuck into the kitchen and placed it inside Mother’s purse, where she’d be sure to see it the next morning. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I had snuck into Hollows through a back entrance, acting the part of an errand boy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You can still choose your path,” said Eilonwy, “so long as it leads you from us. And I hope you follow it as swiftly as you did when you sneaked away.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, June hadn’t actually gotten permission to come over, and now she was grounded for at least a month for sneaking out. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At dawn, I leave a note on my bed for my grandparents and sneak out of the apartment while they're still snoring away like a couple of elephants. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek at Lydia and then a super quick one at Matt. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There was the moment Papito discovered that the dogs had snuck into a hole in our house’s clay wall and stolen the meat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Sounds like everything is under control. For your sake, Antinous, I hope so. These demigods are resourceful. They closed the Doors of Death. We wouldn’t want them sneaking past you, perhaps getting help from Delphi.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She would leave the skirt at some friend’s house where she could get it later, then sneak back home, skirt and all. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z On the other hand, now is the perfect time to sneak into a school. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It shouldn’t have surprised me that peculiar children have peculiar eating habits, but between forkfuls of food I found myself sneaking glances around the room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I wished I could sneak out the door. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z One time Virgil snuck a look at her book. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He sneaked forward a few yards and saw the shape at the top of the rock change and enlarge. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Better, I think, to sneak up here at dawn and send the nest into my enemies. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I discovered her sneaking around Reverend Obertask’s office yesterday with his pipe in her hand. Can you imagine?” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Several hours later, coming home from bowling in the early hours of the morning, before returning to the hotel, Bobby sneaked into the playing hall to check out the conditions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Brother Leon had a way of sneaking up on you. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The school would be open then, which meant we could easily get in and sneak up to the third-floor classrooms. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Maybe he had friends that snuck their junk in his piles too? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Did you think that was an accident? Sending Blackjack to find you? Helping you sneak out of the camp?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They squealed and played with their iPhones, and I snuck off into the stacks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Eleanor imagined Park's dad, Tom Selleck, tucking his Dainty China person into his flak jacket and sneaking her out of Korea. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I sneak around, heart in my mouth, dreading revelations; I avoid late nights, I evade and tiptoe. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But he didn't have enough money to buy a ticket for passage, so Dasch snuck onto a ship and sailed to America as a stowaway. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z At night, sometimes teenagers would park there on dates or sneak off to drink beer. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They would sneak around either side and attack the Cyclops from the flanks while I held his attention in the front. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I figured I’d peek through the window to make sure the rest of the house was still asleep before I snuck inside. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Add to the fact we all had on the exact same stock sneaks, the same jeans, same black sweatshirts, same bag slung over the same shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Christ, it's like you never snuck out of a house before,” Lindsey whispered. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Frustrated and antsy, I snuck a peek at my email account. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As complete darkness descended, a shrew sneaked up through the grass and tapped Matthias’s shoulder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She was the good girl, the obedient girl, but she had felt as wicked as Arya that morning, sneaking away from Septa Mordane, defying her lord father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I thought at first I’d say nothing, just sneak away, but at the last minute I changed my mind and said No, it’s Daisy. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The odds of sneaking by her twice in one night without getting nabbed were slim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When it was almost dark, Georgie and I sneaked back to the trailer. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He always sneaked around at school dances to try and catch people necking. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We snuck outside in our pajamas and lay in the middle of the street. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z You sneak your phone out while he’s glued to some book by a guy named Rousseau, who, ironically, according to Wikipedia, is quoted as having said, I hate books. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Well, we came sneaking up in single file, in the darkness, and the two white boys in the lead fell down into the outhouse hole neck deep. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Tie it up, so as it can’t come sneaking after us no more, I say.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I snuck in the back, being extra quiet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Pong kept sneaking looks at his friend, who wore a deep scowl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I start reading it, but keep sneaking peeks at them to make sure I’m still on track. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I thought if I could sneak my phone aboard, I could snap some grainy photos, record some video, maybe grab GPS coordinates to prove I wasn’t lying. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My mom told me once that money problems sort of sneak up on you. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She had snuck back for us—when Mimi's back was turned—little nonsense presents. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Park was going to take her keys, then sneak back out the kitchen door, the door farthest from his parents' room. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Joseph snuck into the dining room and peered through the window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He walked low down, his head dropped, as if he were sneaking away in shame—just the way that all hyenas walk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She sneaks a quick questioning glance at me, and I nod. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “That’s why I love the Hideout. It’s nice that we can sneak away and hang out with each other when we need it.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z But Billy sneaked out while the nurse wasn’t watching, and he drove to New York City, where he hoped to appear on television. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was worried that if I came home with no supplies, he’d think I was sneaking around doing something bad. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps for the first time in his public life he mumbles, his voice cracks, and even an accent sneaks through. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My breathing quickens, and I wait to see what Liz is going to do about me sneaking into their truck. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At least if he carried the ball, he’d be in full view of everyone and not as vulnerable to a sneak attack. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to be grounded for sneaking out today.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Through the front door. Listen to me. You want to get somewhere, don’t sneak around. And don’t ask other people to sneak around for you.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Once inside the airport all he had to do was make his way to the departure gate and sneak on board the plane. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But I can, I decide, create a distraction and sneak past the guards. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You want to sneak down sometimes and give them treats?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He had never noticed the grunge of the platform before, when he and Cool Papa snuck off to the city to meet up with the Bluesmen on double-shift nights. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z This didn’t stop me from sneaking behind my own back a few times. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m still not entirely sure what he did eat. I think the other kids snuck him stuff.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t understand, Ben,” Sammy whispered, “I’m gonna sneak up there and find out who Palmer’s with. He’s married and has two kids.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They snuck outside, filled their arms with vegetables, and brought them back to their room, where they ate and fell asleep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Why couldn’t she sneak into that office when she goes back after being here? Why couldn’t she find out about me?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “A note? You sneak out and leave me a note?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The three of you really shouldn’t have snuck out.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Daisy snuck out of the house one morning, dragging her muscles and bones with her, and crept into the woods. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I think she’s about to sneak upstairs, which she’s started to do again, but then I hear her on the kitchen telephone asking for Miss Hilly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The two women were so startled that the delivery boy sneaked up on the unsuspecting for the rest of the week, shouting "Boom!" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a secluded side entrance of the Residence that Alex can sneak out of without being seen, and June and his parents meet him there. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At Castle Island the British Colonel Leslie had orders to fire upon them if they attempted to sneak out of the harbor. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As I filled the barrel I snuck glances at the man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Finally, David and I snuck into the hallway to peek at what Uncle and Auntie were doing. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In fact, being out here all by himself reminded him of the nights at home when he sneaked out into the woods while Papa and Phoebe were asleep. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z At Mr. P’s Tommy O’Brien had snuck up from behind to tug a braid. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She could have snuck home cans of Chef Boyardee and Campbell's chicken noodle soup for the little kids. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She is seventeen and the only woman among eleven Central Americans trying to sneak around a Mexican immigration checkpoint at Huehuetan in Chiapas. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Briefly, I wonder if, like me, she’s snuck in here for moments at a time. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Taking my furs, I sneaked out through a back door and, walking like a tomcat, I made it to the timber. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He has become something of an expert at sneaking back into his house without waking anyone, so he has been staying at the circus later and later each night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I stood and peeked over the shelves to find a boy and girl had sneaked two sodas into the library. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z "I don't think you need to sneak out of the hospital to see places. Your parents are here. Can't you just tell them you want to go and see stuff?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Because,” said Jake, nodding toward the window, “whoever snuck in here from the fire escape while we were being distracted by Mrs. Malvolio was polite enough to close the window on their way out.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Frank had a sneaking suspicion she didn’t just find tunnels. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Madame Manec sneaks Marie-Laure chocolate bars, slices of cake; this morning they squeeze lemons into glasses full of water and sugar, and she lets Marie-Laure drink as much as she likes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “He is a miserable, sneaking wretch who deserted us as soon as we were attacked.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Me: If you came over here and I sneaked out or sneaked you in, they really would lock me in the house forever. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Crab and Grandpop went on talking while Genie snuck peeks at the rifle, how the smooth wood contrasted with the gray steel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Finally, she says, “Thank you for not messing up my life. And for keeping my clothes on. Unless, of course, you didn’t want me to remember that you sneaked a peek.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The kids sneaked in, turning the TV back on, and neither parent paid attention. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The cocker spaniel was sneaking up on him from one side, Lurvy the hired man was sneaking up on him from the other side. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Is that what happened to Grandfather? Did the demons catch him when he was trying to sneak some of the gold into his pockets?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He half expected somebody to come stumbling out of one of the closets, a nerd who had snuck in when nobody was looking. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And I still think of it as sneaking out, though of course Ben knew all about it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The morning patrols would be out and the evening patrols getting what sleep they can, so this is the perfect time to get in a bit of uninterrupted sneaking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Back in the days when Miss Lilian and her cats inhabited the floor above, Georgie and I used it to sneak inside. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Every now and then he sneaks a look at me like he's trying to tell me something with his eyes, but I can't figure out what. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “Back on the ship we had an unused venting duct that we snuck into,” she says, looking around. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I spent all day sneaking around the halls and slipping into classrooms so Maurice wouldn’t find me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When Father sent me away to East Prussia, they sneaked over the night before and brought me sweets and gifts. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Up here, up near the end of the road, up near the top of the mountain, the wind was a living thing that shook the truck and snuck through the gaps in the door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “So are you still on for it? The tunnel? Or are you going to sneak off again on a solo run?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then one day he snuck in a Snickers bar for lunch, and this kid practically begged him for it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “I caught this old guy trying to sneak in.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z ‘I has never dared to go hide and sneaking around London in my life.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I need to sneak out, I think as I laugh along. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I can’t lie. I have never been good at it. Oh dear, okay. A quick sneak peek, but no more. And you tell no one of this. Got it?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe she lives near the movie theater. She could have seen you sneaking in and out of there. Perhaps she even thought she was doing a good deed when she called the poor boy's aunt.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know I see you every time you sneak out at night,” her mother said, pulling her close. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘He wouldn’t hear naught, if some of you here weren’t sneaks,’ rejoined Hob hotly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When I snuck into the school that day, I honestly had no idea what I was going to paint on the atrium wall. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z And no trying to sneak in an R rating after I’m asleep. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I remember when I was small enough to sneak past to whatever room Poe was in, my head still a good few inches from clearing the desk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Though”—a voice sneaks up, and Calvin pops out from behind Marc’s shoulder—“your best friend is right. You’re definitely ballsy, buddy.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I sneak back around to the front of the house to see if there’s a chance I can grab my bike before having to book it on my feet. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Ben-Jamin and Hudsonien sneak out of Zen Castle late at night and wander into the Dark Woods for a romantic rendezvous. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z That meant that they were not going to sneak out of the house and break into Building 10 and steal Archie. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I sneak away, up the first few steps, then make a huge loud performance of running back down the rest of them. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He hears about sneaking out of the palace and joyriding around the countryside, learning to sail, being propped up in director’s chairs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I was mostly doodling in my notebook while he talked, but every once in a while I would sneak a look at the other students. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z They had both been sneaking sweets from the castle pantry. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Nurse Curtis watched us from the door to make sure Audrey wasn’t sneaking me contraband. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s time I quit sneaking in and out of the library like some thief. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z People lie and get fake IDs and sneak into bars, and for this? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When her mother’s feet were no longer touching the floor and things got quieter, Jam knew that Bitter was in bed, and so she swung her legs down and snuck out toward the studio. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Imagine a ball of sun sneaking through the clouds. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We tried for three days to sneak Onas baby out, but the guard stood near whenever the doors were open. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Donny gave his final rousing monologue, right before the John Wilkes Booth character snuck up on him. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But we often staked out the secret path, hoping someday to catch someone in the act of sneaking into that ill-reputed barrio. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I can see why you snuck away up here,” Penelope said. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Annabetfi wanted to sneak up the path invisibly and grab the Fleece, but in the end I convinced her that something would go wrong. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The door hangs off its hinges, so we have to sneak under the little space there is to get inside. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z We sneaked up to the corner for a peek. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I glanced at the open window, but it’d be worse if I snuck out again. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I could sneak into the cafeteria once everyone had left and dig through the garbage pails. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The Dweeb took a seat and put his sneak- ered feet on the Brazilian cherry oblong table. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Stop calling me Kate. I detest that nickname. And don’t lie to me. You’re going to sneak out tonight with that boy to visit the Spencers’ farm, and I’m going with you.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Phoebe imagined that every noise was the lunatic sneaking in or the message-leaver creeping up to drop off an-other anonymous note. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I relinquished the remote and snuck a peek at Faith, stretched out on the other bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The loss snuck up on me, black and cavernous. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Aunt Florentine would sneak a piece of bacon from the paper-toweled plate on the stove and say with surprise, “My heavenly bed’s not ready yet!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z IK Many people also turn up their noses at dove instead of dived, and at snuck instead of sneaked. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No one knew that better than Levi’s technical consultant, who managed to sneak in the occasional sponsored moment about the wonders of a career in the sciences in the midst of the building fun. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When Mike had his back turned to us, Liam snuck a hand in the top box and held an orange out in front of my face, a shy smile on his lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Or that people would take photos of her sneaking a cigarette and sell them to gossipy websites? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the older days, Arab men wore long, flowing robes and cloaks with golden edges, but suits had sneaked into their closets now. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She was in the middle of rereading the bit where Turtle sneaks into the mansion on Halloween when Matthew bellowed, “Look! Looklooklooklooklook.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I sneak another spoonful of lentils into Jaimito’s mouth and press my lips together to keep from smiling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe next year we can sneak away and spend Christmas together somewhere far away, where our families can't find us. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “And don’t you be sneaking around driving at night, son. Lots of things happen at night to Negroes you don’t want to know about.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Ten minutes had passed and the smell of baking cookies had started to sneak from the oven door and float around the kitchen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I sneaked a glance at Puli and he was looking at me with eyes like lamps. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It is no small thing to confound the High King’s general, to sneak out of Faerie with his baby in your belly and hide for almost ten years. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It answered her kick with a tiny whine before it sneaked open again. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Callie turns the music up when the song changes to a hyper-techno beat and I take that as my cue to sneak into one of the fitting rooms. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I opened it quickly and he snuck in. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I wondered where you were sneaking off to in the night,” she said after I finished. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I sneak him one chip that he gratefully accepts before being pushed off the sofa by Fizz. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z While they talk I sneak a peek over at Agent Magnus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It sneaks out the corner of my mouth before I can stop it. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, to be sure everyone understands, he acts out sneaking around and stealing something; he pretends to eat the something. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z They weren’t here to drink the night air or sneak a kiss. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She tried to sneak glances at the front windows while at the same time making a show of looking straight ahead. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The little barn cat that hated the barn and always found a way to sneak inside. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He was five years old when it happened, a charity boy at Zemonan Abbey, and he’d snuck away to the old orchard that was the haunt of nightwings and lacewings to play by himself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to sneak in without being seen.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When I was done with my tea, I snuck a look at Betty Jean. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her bad boy and bad girl were probably sneaking hamburgers, wasting their money. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Two seconds later, he opened the door just wide enough for his hand to sneak out and hang a “Don’t Bother the Beast” sign on his doorknob before closing it soundly again. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He moved quietly through the papyrus to sneak back into the house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a sneaking suspicion that one way or another I would not be spending another night aboard the CSS Birmingham. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn't easy to sneak out of the house.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Roy listened closely for footsteps—sneaking footsteps—but heard only the tick-tick-rick of the clock mounted above the door to the science lab. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m okay now. It snuck up on me.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When my father finally noticed us watching, he scolded us for sneaking up on him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She sneaks out to bookstores, surprised when her father does not inquire as to where the piles of freshly bound volumes came from. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “No—not sneaking—” Now Lily was on the defensive. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I snuck a glance at Stick, but his attention was on the city, the walls and corners whizzing by his window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Okay! Here’s the plan: We’ll drop behind this hill to be out of sight of the gym, then circle around those smaller hills and sneak up from the back.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Probably just Charlie, now Mum’s asleep, sneaking off to regrow his hair,” said Ron nervously. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A MAN SCREAMED, “Get up, they’re trying to sneak it out early!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Frankie mouthed the words “Hold him!” as he snuck up and leapt forwards. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Under the pretext of holding up a measuring cup to see if he’d poured out enough armadillo bile, Harry sneaked a sidelong glance at the pair of them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Booth asked an employee if he could sneak across the stage concealed by scenery. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We snuck out late at night and took the path through the woods to the boys’ camp. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I sneak to what was once the teen stasis room and find a metal calibration tool from the drawer below the ship’s atmospheric monitor, still glowing purple. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll just sneak in and grab some food and medicine. Wait here.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Since I thought I was so in love and would do anything to be with my boyfriend without sneaking behind my parents’ back, we both agreed to wait. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But like I said, this time I was ready for it and snuck in a punch of my own. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We talked about how Mr. Gardner doesn’t let us have snacks in class but always sneaks bites of the protein bars he keeps in his top drawer. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Ms. Faraci sat behind her desk and caught me as I tried to sneak out. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Maybe he could sneak away to the outhouse. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I'd rather be sneaking lipstick on in the bathroom, sending Cotton selfies of how fly I looked, then washing it all off so my mother wouldn't see it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z When I do, he sneak attacks me, jamming his fingers under my armpit and wiggling them. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z As if it wasn’t just growing, it was ripping itself out of the ground and sneaking around on skinny white roots. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We’ll have to sneak around my dad, because he doesn’t want me to see you—but don’t worry—don’t worry. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Against Papa's orders I kept sneaking looks out the window, and I saw something I had only seen once before. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z After they pass, I feel them sneak glimpses back at me and whisper to each other. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At that, I caught her sneak another look at herself in the corner of the mirror. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z One thing you figure out quick is America doesn’t play when it comes to letting Mexicans sneak in their country. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Dave benches three hundred eighty-five pounds. Would you like to be caught sneaking around with his girlfriend, even if you and I are just friends, if we are in fact.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He shook his head, then tried to sneak a glance at the other EMT, but Nan caught him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z We bundle up, sneak out the back, and slink into the little brick lane behind Morning Glory Cottage. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes he’d wonder: if she accidentally left it behind on the desk, would he sneak a peek? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If you’re on the ocean side of the islands, it can sneak up on you from behind, which happens a lot to tourists. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But I also wanted to keep her quiet enough for me to sneak through the village center and make my way back to Mae and Birdie’s cottage. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I don’t know how those words sneaked out. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Between songs one of the boys from the band snuck around back of our cage with a bottle in his hands. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When it Wasn’t his turn to pass out books, Jesse sneaked out a piece of notebook paper and drew. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z With her fingers like legs, she pantomimed sneaking. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Every once in a while he sneaked a look at the tower, but there was no sign of the dwarfs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Within a year I sneaked my rope out of storage and was back on the rock. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s how we sneak into the Four Paws Spa. The door person thinks you’re a customer.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She was trying to figure out a time during the day when it would be safe to sneak up to the attic and ask, while Mama dozed beside her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “So he can sneak up on people,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Later that night I snuck the playbook out of Diego’s bag and read the whole thing to see who the Jets and Sharks were. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Fly Kick I sneak into my brothers’ room. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They are both clearly trying to look casual, but they sneak looks at each other. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a couple weeks after the night at Ben's and the Colombian driver, and Mabel and I decided to sneak out on our own. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She snuck over to Evan's bookshelf and picked up a carved cedar box—Evan's chosen souvenir from the family summer vacation. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “His uncle bought it illegally in South America. He snuck it back to the States when it was a baby. You know what it eats?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I tiptoe down the stairs and sneak closer. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And by asleep, she meant passed out, but it didn’t really matter because her mom hadn’t been asleep or passed out when Maya had snuck back in downstairs at two in the morning. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z At night, she snuck out of the house with rags to wash his cuts, and gave him food and water. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z One evening, after all had closed their eyes to sleep, Coyote snuck away from his companions. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We get out the car, and Seven yells about us sneaking off and threatens to tell Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z We snuck past the cafe, where the old men hadn’t arrived yet, to a stationery store where my mom bought six big pink erasers and two pencils. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z For as everyone was laughing at Sunny’s cry for cake, the important-looking man with all the warts on his face was sneaking toward the controls for the lighting of the theater. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z That’s how I’d tell it, if it were up to me: Daniel knew very well that the King’s high priests were sneaking in at night and taking all that food. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just fired him. We discovered that he was sneaking children into the theater. Isn’t that a terrible thing to do?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I was sore tempted to sneak down the stairs and watch. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Vanessa, who slept on the bottom bunk to the right of mine, had snuck up to Sam’s bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After this junk went on for three or four days I sneaked the pillowcase full of dinosaurs out and headed over to where Rufus lived. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to ask what she meant when she said, ‘I’m gonna sneak up to that pub window, Ted. You stay put.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I hung out in the bathroom until Mom called, and then I snuck upstairs without anyone seeing me, got my jacket, and went outside. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Teenagers often sneaked onto the farm to drink beer and smoke and kiss each other. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom is going to kill me when she finds out I snuck out of the house. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The library closed at seven PM, but I quickly discovered a way to sneak back in after the guard made his last rounds. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “You can sneak up there when you have to go.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I saw it coming and snuck her outside with the intention of walking her home. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Instead, sleep sneaked up on him, and the next thing he knew he was dreaming of a tapping, a cruel dream of a pigeon tapping on the window. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was believed that the boys climbed the pole in the dead of night and sneaked the line off the pulley to guarantee the next day’s dime. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They snuck their way through the tightly strewn pack of sleeping bodies, Thomas almost tripping several times. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He sat down quickly, and I thought I saw a little smile sneak out from the corner of Papa’s lips. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t sneak up on people,” I say. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The day the new "Schindler Jews" were to leave for the sub-camp, I sneaked away from my job at the brush factory to see my mother off. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I snuck in,” Javier said, his face a vision of joy as he smiled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Must have snuck out here and emptied out my traps, letting me know he’s better than me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As you know, since Tyler’s not tall enough to peep through a second-story window, sneaking out of my bedroom wasn’t hard to do. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Nathan snuck his phone out of his pocket, wanting to take a sneaky selfie. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z How one snuck into America and became a citizen, and the other joined the army and died for our country. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I had no idea how those words snuck into my mouth. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The parent part of him would have been mad at me for sneaking aboard, while the nature- loving part of him would have been proud of me for trying to nail Dusty Muleman. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I sneak up on deck so often my back is sore from being smacked with that oar. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Owls cross my path as silently as raiding ships, and at the sound of my foot, lean wolves rise, glance at me awkwardly, and, neat of step as lizards, sneak away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As Matt and Lydia go back and forth about what imaginary things these imaginary people could have said to each other, I sneak looks at both of them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z And as soon as you looked like you were trying to sneak off for a secret talk, the whole place seemed to sense it within minutes, and you’d have no chance. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the nurse and I thought she did a lot of special things so I told her in a whisper I snuck in to the gifted and talented speech. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They would be sneaking into the Hall of Elders tonight to sit in on the council meeting and hopefully narrow down their list of Nightbeast sidekicks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They choose a college neighborhood full of people who’ll sneak shots on their phones and post them everywhere. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We were sitting there on the couch together, and he pushed himself up to go but then fell back down onto the couch and sneaked a kiss onto my cheek. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Anyway, she snuck into the teachers’ lounge during lunch and drank half a pot of cold coffee, just because she’s not allowed to drink it and she was curious. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “We snuck down to the dock last night after the Coral Queen closed,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well, about the rabbit, and sneaking here in the car. And you did something to Abra. I don’t know what, but it was you made her throw the box away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He had saved every cent he could from his allowance and had even sneaked a folded and greasy dollar bill from his father’s pocket last night when he arrived home, half-drunk and wobbly. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the attacks were sly, unpredictable, devastating; they sneaked up on him like bandits. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I think of sneaking out of the apartment, closing the door behind me, covering my tracks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He would often sneak to the studio of the local craftsman and watch him make paintbrushes and inkstones, hoping there would be a discarded one for him to take. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He was tempted to sneak a peek over his shoulder, to see if he could catch a glimpse of Joyce. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Someone snuck a note into my bag before lunch. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The Romans sneaked up behind Ptolemy’s encampment and pushed his army back to the banks of the Nile. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Once they were sneaking crumbs of cheese when footsteps sounded on the deck above. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Besides, I’m not climbing out of my window, and I can’t sneak past the living room. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Whatever it was that was sneaking up on me knew I’d woked up ’cause it stopped moving and kept as still as it could too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z While he was looking for one miracle, maybe another had snuck up on him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I began cutting wood, wondering if I dared to sneak away to Warrups’. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His plan was to cross over the top and quietly sneak down ahead of the school hikers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "While Mr. Sir was filling the canteens, I snuck into the truck and stole his sack of sunflower seeds." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I slipped on some shoes, snuck past Mom, who was watching TV in the living room while grading tests, and went outside. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he raised his spear and sneaked forward. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Another wave of nausea sneaks up on me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I usually finish my schoolwork fast and sneak into the kitchen, when Dadi thinks I’m still working, to help Kazi prepare dinner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I snuck out of the house anyway and almost went to jail myself when I got caught outside past curfew by the cops. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Thanks for emptying that liquor crate so I had a place to hide, and for sneaking me into the ladies’ head, and most of all for risking your neck to help us out....” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I let the rain sneak up on me.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z "Y'Grace," he said quietly, "the boys caught a groom and two maidservants trying to sneak out a postern with three of the king's horses." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He’s done nothing but ruin you with his sneaking Italian tricks. Americans are worse than Italians.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I snuck my hand between the side of the car and his seat, feeling for his hand, but I couldn’t find it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Once she pulls away I sneak in the rear entrance and run straight to the basement and strip off her clothes and change back into a regular shirt and skirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night, Toby snuck into the kitchen and pulled out the phone book. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So my plan was to sneak into the Keys on the sly and see what I might do behind the scenes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Park tried to sneak out without seeing him, but his mom was nonnegotiable about breakfast. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I tiptoe downstairs, load my game bag with food, and sneak out of the house. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I went to the hospital where they’d taken her to get stitches, and I—I sneaked her past the policeman.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember our life in tents and logging camps, the scent of cut lumber and gasoline and crushed grass and rancid cheese, the way we used to sneak around in the dark. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I sneak down the hallway, past the boy resentfully picking up his potato chips, and take the elevator up to the fifth floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When I was younger, I had made it a point to study the location of the maize and potatoes I had planted and had snuck back to the fields to see if they had grown. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I really thought I was done sneaking into the ghetto. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was no sneaking past its rough guard, even to get to one’s own yard of intimacies. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to sneak back down there and snoop but I was still grounded. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The traditional past tense of sneak is sneaked but snuck is quietly sneaking up. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneak out my camera and snap a shot of Hannah as the photographer positions her. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I ran back across the yards and sneaked around the pony pen to the back of our garage and opened that half door Dad had showed me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When she next emerged from the wagon, Cora sneaked around the side of Martin’s yellow house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I sneaked a swift look out the window to see that Charlie was already gone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the field far below he could see a gang of gnomes sneaking one by one back through the Weasleys’ hedge. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I got up in the night, left Scott sleeping and sneaked down to the terrace. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I grabbed my lute and cloak and snuck downstairs into the kitchen, where I was lucky enough to find an empty Velegen wine pot with a wide mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “More like Twitter Man. I never heard so much gabbing in my life. The way he promised stuff and then figured out how to take it away—what a sneak.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “We have to find some place we can sneak into and hide.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But that didn’t last long, and it got so that I was sneaking out less because I was homesick and more because I just enjoyed the freedom. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They seemed to be circling closer, like they were trying to sneak up on Raphael’s tomb without it noticing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We had snuck onto the wooded path behind the sports fields, walked down to the boathouse, and slipped in without anyone noticing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I snuck into the back of the classroom halfway through social studies. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I decide to sneak out of the dormitory after everyone is asleep and find him, but the fear landscape exhausted me more than I realized, so soon enough, I drift off too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He wove around our defenders, and tried to sneak a shot to my right, but I knew what he was going to do. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “That’s where the defense will be weakest. They’ll never take three kids seriously. I think we can sneak up pretty close before they see us.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And then Jim Weinraub says that when he slept over at Russell's once, they sneaked down to the basement in the middle of the night and looked at a dead woman. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This is much better than sneaking out yet again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Gloria’s mother, however, was a source of uneasiness to Robbie and there was always the impulse to sneak away from her sight. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z As Conor and his father walked through it toward an empty bench, they kept passing patients in hospital gowns, walking with their families or out on their own sneaking cigarettes. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I sneaked out a quart jar of peaches, some cold corn bread, and a few onions, and started up the hollow back of our house. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Much better than sneaking around New Pretty Town.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As we leaned on the railing side by side, I snuck glances of her out of the corner of my eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I suspected bad karma sneaking up on me with a nine iron. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Dad’s mood was contagious, and soon the mates were as dogmatic and as full of invective as he, when dealing with the sneaking pickpockets and rum-palsied derelicts who were their subordinates. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “The two of you sneaking around all the time. I’m not stupid, Moody. Of course I knew what you were up to. I just thought you’d be a little more responsible.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It must be my honesty rising in revolt against all this sneaking around. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I kiss her forehead and both her cheeks and then her forehead again, and before I’m done, Helena’s tears are drying and a smile is starting to sneak around her split lip. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Is a student behind it, or did some adult sneak into our school with a can of red spray paint? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Imagine: A month ago these guys ignored him except to tease him; now they snuck into his house and climbed into bed with him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He escaped from the Russian army and snuck over the Polish border and married my mother in an arranged marriage. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was bounding up the aft stairs as I was sneaking down the forward stairs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well, not that exactly, but something so that they all look away for half a second and I stealthily sneak in.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Rondell didn’t say anything back, but when I snuck a peek out of the corner of my eye I saw he was shaking his head, like he couldn’t. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I sneaked out of bed after Momma and Dad arrested Byron. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So when he had a free moment, he snuck off to the library to read of the newest discoveries. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That was easier said than done; we were often reprimanded for trying to sneak in a whisper or a playful nudge when we were supposed to be standing like statues. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Aru snuck a second glance from her hiding spot behind the rock. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My parents were so thrilled to find Abbey that they couldn’t even pretend to be mad about her sneaking out the bedroom window. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My sisters and I managed to sneak beneath the wire of his expectations, but we worried about my brother, who was seen as the family's last hope. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z How sometimes when Moms falls asleep in front of the TV we’ll sneak out of the apartment and walk around the neighborhood, looking into other people’s windows, watching them sleep. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Fix breakfast and feed the babies. Don’t think you’re going to sneak off to the bushes today, my girl!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He held the flashlight for me so I could sneak up on any holes I had found earlier in the day, thinking they might be tarantula burrows. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Luckily, Ms. Byrd wasn’t there to catch them sneaking in after a day of playing the blues in the park. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z If he wet my bed, he would sneak back into his dry one. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “It looks like a doghouse,” he said, “and it’s empty except for the spiders and river rats, and maybe a gator that managed to sneak in but couldn’t find its way out.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z While the grownups busied themselves setting up the meal, I made my escape, sneaking away to ride the merry-go-round. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Which means that tomorrow, I am going to sneak into the ghetto. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I figured I could sneak in after dark if I had to. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But this bird was sneaking, obviously trying to be quiet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After dinner she goes to their bedroom, from where she could conceivably hear me as I sneak along the hall, although I take care to be very quiet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Would he pay us for the otter he had slain or would he try to sneak away in the night? Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “One night, when this boy’s mother wasn’t watching, he sneaked out of their cave and stole some cattle that belonged to Apollo.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When a groom was caught sneaking carrots to Seabiscuit, Pollard ran him off with a pitchfork and the groom was summarily fired. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When I could stand it no more, I snuck out of the kitchen and tiptoed down the hall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneaked around the side of the house and crawled into a thicket of bushes growing wild by the wall. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z His sister sneaks up to Werner’s cot, and together they lie on their stomachs and pass a single pencil back and forth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes the one who spotted a perched elbow would sneak out of his chair and walk all the way around the table, so that he could catch the offender. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneaked down to our house and got the wagon. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn Madden bit her bottom lip and sneaked me this naked smile. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine him sneaking around and leaving a rose on anyone’s doormat, but I guess boys will surprise you sometimes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I felt my eyes grow wide, and I snuck a peek at my dad, whose face was impassive. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I remember how Matt and Lance snuck up on Benny and me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z It’s eleven thirty when we sneak down the stairs. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I knew I’d never be able to repay him for sneaking me out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Mong looked at me, and then we both glanced toward the door where these two dudes in jeans and Timberlands were just sneaking out of the gym. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When he was finished zipping up, I snuck up behind him and put the gun to his spine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The girl always was sleeping soundly and alone when her husband sneaked into their flat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On Monday, Coach Reed caught me sneaking over to the Shirts Team and finally figured out the funny business. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It is very, very difficult to sneak out of an RV when a grandfather is sleeping right on a pullout bench below. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “When did you begin sneaking up on people?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We all spread into the woods and sneaked up to see what had happened. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Figure a sneak like Tyler will take the easy way, and hit the traps closest to home. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then a state-sponsored play out of Berlin begins: a story of invaders sneaking into a village at night. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Having the sub makes it easy for me to get a pass and sneak to the lunchroom when the fourth graders are in there. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The next morning, Inej had helped Nina sneak out of the Emerald Palace. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was not the words that bothered her—nothing too frightening there—it was the idea that someone was sneaking around and leaving them on her porch. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z And when they go, I’ll go with them, even if I have to sneak onto the back of the truck and hide under a blanket. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady with the baby in her arms just sneaked out a door. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z We snuck out through the kitchen and got our bicycles from the garage. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Radar stopped the Germans from being able to launch sneak attacks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Kevin and Joey obviously had to keep it as stealth as possible, sneaking through the hallway past Farrows door. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When no one was watching, he had entered Ford’s, sneaked into the vestibule and box, and made his preparations. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Some days we would sneak up on him and punch him in the stomach, and he never even noticed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When I didn’t respond, he snuck an arm past my shoulder, on the pretense of sorting through my work, and pressed me into his chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Izzi and I sneak across the courtyard, our eyes flicking nervously to the windows of the Commandant's rooms. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Harry whiled away the hours until dawn in front of the fire, getting up every now and then to stop Crookshanks from sneaking up the boys’ staircase again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So, a few minutes later, the entire population of Egypt was sneaking up the alley on the way to sort over the florist’s recent rejects. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning no one seemed to be out looking for me so I sneaked up on the house fully expecting to find a bloodbath. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Thorn and Seven had snuck into their school’s potions room five days after their spy mission and were mixing ingredients together for a particularly volatile enchantment. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “What if I sneak some ground coriander into my jam?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They writes fifty hands; they’re not like sneaking you, as writes but one. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He told Alexander about his promise to Pollard: If he won, Yummy would sneak it to him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That whole day, every time I walked past the fridge I’d pop my head in with a spoon and sneak a bite. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It would be the perfect distraction while I snuck off to check the mail. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “He scolds me for sneaking in here at night, but he brings lanterns to the stacks,” Lon grumbled. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He glanced to his right and snuck a glance at the Indian woman. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As a child I'd always harbored a sneaking suspicion that I might be a genius. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Turner figured that sneaking through a minister’s house wasn’t exactly something fit for a minister’s son, but the scriptures never said, “Thou shalt not sneak,” and that was good enough. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He shut up his grumbling stomach by sneaking a few ears of corn. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “But they don’t lie about it. And they don’t sneak off like you did.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He followed his ears to where the roar was loudest and sneaked through a doorway. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I am far too old to sneak over. That is too hard for an old man like me. Do you want a cigarette?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They sprouted from the cracks in the sidewalk, leaned against rusty fence posts, sneaked into well-manicured lawns. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “She was here. Yesterday. She’d brought us a bunch of sequined T-shirts. And while she was here, somebody snuck into my room from the fire escape.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z That night the priests snuck in as usual through a secret stairway under the altar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound still sneaked into my head once in a while and surprised me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I used the spare key under the dead begonia by the front door to sneak into my house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then they sneak out an apple or a banana to give to a friend. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z At last Ralph wormed out of the ferns and sneaked forward to the edge of that impenetrable thicket that fronted the neck of land. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They scratch my legs as I sneak past them. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Yes. My dad got him partly to keep people from getting into our house, partly to keep me from getting out. He thinks I sneak out to meet people.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I consider sneaking back into bed, trying to fall asleep, as I should. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I saw Amil sneaking a sip or two, but I didn’t say anything. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I keep looking at my phone because I don't want the time to sneak up on me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A slaver must have snuck into the printing office and put that in there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We headed home feeling hopeful and happy—though Dad and Mom weren’t quite happy enough to forget about me and Abbey sneaking out the night before. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I even thought maybe I could sneak back into the Lighthouse and pretend like I was there the whole time, they just didn’t see me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Some of them try to sneak off the train when it stops at a small station, but only a few manage to escape unnoticed and find a place to hide. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When the nurse returned, he pleaded with her to sneak him a beer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was barely through it when his mother turned her head and barked, “Mikhail, you’d better be sneaking away so you can set another place for her!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He was sneaking up behind the creature, and any moment now the intruder would find itself nose down in the carpet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I hadn’t realized I’d snuck so much luck into her bag, into her smock pockets. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “But you really should just come out, you know? Beats lying. And sneaking around. I’m not sure I can do that anymore.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Smith had asked him to limit the horse to dry mash, but Ollie had begun sneaking in warm oat-mash snacks when he thought Smith wasn’t looking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay awake in bed three whole hours before I sneak out of the house to meet Char. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z On the dark and foggy night of August 27, almost ten thousand American troops snuck off Brooklyn in a fleet of small boats. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z When he's in the shower, I sneak the money into his suitcase. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I was even more baffled when, instead of sneaking around the back, any hope of our passing undetected was dashed by Emma pushing me right through the front door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z So the people of Hotel Barba waited till no one was watching and snuck into town one at a time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Of course. It’s what I usually have when I sneak out with my friends,” Ben said half-snappishly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The door is controlled by a button on Mr. Curtain’s chair, so you can’t sneak in. But Sticky and I could press the button to let you in.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m David,” he says. us As Mom reads, I sketch the scene: Hariy sneaking down the hallway on a midnight search. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sneak back and hide under the floor! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I think sneaking up on Sandy will scare him, but he barely even looks at me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z "I've known English witches", she went on, "who have turned children into pheasants and then sneaked the pheasants up into the woods the very day before the pheasant-shooting season opened." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I spotted Jasper Jr. before he spotted me, but for some reason I didn’t sneak away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “What is it?” she asked, and felt a sharp horror at the hope that sneaked into her mind: that his mother had died. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They were bitter and snuck up on you even during the nicest conversations. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She knew that Tidings had been sneaking around and driving Daddy’s old pickup through the cow pasture for the past year and a half. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’re doing a great job, son, but no more sneaking around at night—especially with your sister. You hear me?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The thought of someone being so afraid that he had to sneak by made Chet feel like a warlord or warrior. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The next morning, I wake up before everyone else and sneak to the privacy of the bathroom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I start sneaking a little gel into my hair before my walks, making it smooth and shiny, and secretly wearing the Doctorita’s lip gloss. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You people sure do a lot of sneaking around in the woods these days. You know,” he said, poking me in the ribs, “I’ve been trying to get ahold of you.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As we walk through everyone’s duties, I can feel my anxiety sneaking up on me again. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He was deported, but after a short while he managed to sneak back into the country. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Jonathan Grady had sneaked up on me and kicked my brand-new backpack so hard, he kicked a hole in it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We weren’t sure if we would run into the militia, so once again we had to sneak away. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not doing so great. Can you sneak out and go for a ride?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Mama also did not appreciate that Sumac was forever trying to sneak dried corn from our large storage jar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They would’ve killed Rusty as well if Jackson and I hadn’t managed to sneak him out of the county. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z On their Wally World vacation, the Griswolds saw the usual sights and visited the usual sites. sneaked/snuck. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Until they were, he couldn’t risk sneaking to the kitchen for some food. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I manage to sneak looks at the headlines. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “A Son of Pen-Llarcau does not sneak. You were too slow-footed for me. There were matters of urgency to attend to.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Each of us went about our business, with slow deliberateness, each being very careful not to stare at the other and at the same time sneaking glances, appraising, evaluating. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneaked out of the room, went out on the back porch, and stood watching Granny’s White Leghorn rooster chase the dominecker hens and the Rhode Island Reds. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She lived in her own room, learned to sneak around, learned how to carry small stuff between her arms and her rib cage. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't even have to sneak a feel. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Suppose a soldier should see him sneaking into the Valley, or coming out of it with stolen gold, or should catch him walking about the streets right now, with that bundle under his arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Turner snuck back inside, as quiet as could be, thinking of high tide. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I don’t like the word soon because you don’t know when it’s going to sneak up on you and turn into NOW. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we can draw this group into the woods, we might sneak through without alerting the others.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z No horse was going to sneak up on him again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneak down the last few steps, my back to the wall. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Sure,” I said, and then she caught me sneaking a peek at the glowing kitchen clock which was in the shape of a giant Bayer aspirin. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Annabeth, my half brother Tyson, and I had sneaked through here three years ago on my first visit. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and I snuck glasses of wine and felt giddy and silly. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Eventually, after a few months or so, I got bored enough with the sneaking about to jump the barrier fence. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As he sneaked away one morning, she was watching him from behind a tree. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A close-up of waffles drenched in chocolate syrup, because I always sneak chocolate syrup into Waffle House. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Mole, keeping low and out of sight of the farmer’s gun, sneaked up on her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A teacher once reported you for sneaking into a restricted area of the library, looking for old military texts. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z See, I sneaked into this go-go bar with a fake ID, and then, well, the bouncer and some guy named Buddy Ray assaulted me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes after school he would sneak out with the crowd, past the guys, and run home a different way to get there before Nipper. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He scanned the crowd, making sure Toby hadn’t snuck in. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z What if a family with just one kid moved in behind them, and he sneaked into their house and pretended to be their second child? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z When Willis saw what was happening, he snuck up behind Joey and knocked Joey’s arm from underneath. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t seem possible that I snuck into Balekin’s house and stole one of his servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her father and brothers had forbidden her from going to school, but as soon as they left for the day, she snuck out. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So we each did, but I might have also potentially snuck into the kitchen to imbibe a glass of that mojito stuff Papi makes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z After the first few misses, it took him a while to sneak one by me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z About that time I saw Chops get up and sneak away. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They devour each other for another few seconds, and then her hand sneaks out again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Thorn and Seven had been reading the advance copy Valley had snuck into Seven’s backpack together any chance they got. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Etienne works at the movie theater near my home. He sneaks me in because Papa Georges won’t allow me to see any movies.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Chasing me, I should say. Just...when you sneak out tonight, be careful, okay?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sister who sneaks me M&M’s during Lent, when Mom makes me give up candy and you give up soda. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As I spoke out loud I didn’t hear Bunny sneaking up on me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t sneak up on people. I sneak up on you,” she said with a laugh as she sat down by my side. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And then Eleanor could stop sneaking into the bathroom after lunch to rub her teeth with salt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The three American tourists were coming their way; no more circling or sneaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once, while he was in the latrine, I sneaked into his spice-scented hideaway and rifled through a stack of Rosicrucian literature and a book by Nostradamus. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z At one point, I could feel someone’s eyes burning into my back, so I turned around to sneak a peek at the Savanna table again. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Reason: Losing it on her after sneaking out to a party. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I snuck away with thoughts of the University dancing in my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That instead, they went down to my dad’s workshop, stole the drill and the glue, and sneaked back to the DiAngelos’ beach. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if I can sneak you in.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Redemption nodded and dipped out the back door while Beloved snuck a peek under the lid of the box. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Besides,” Ruthanne added, “kids spend nine months of the year trying to get out of school. I guess they don’t figure anyone’s going to sneak back in.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Then Fizz and I sneak to the basement to watch TV. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He hid his bicycle and snuck through the hole in the fence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when he’d picked out a nice mysterious quotation, he’d sneaked back to Egypt at night with a flashlight and written it on the back of the paper. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She had sneaked down to the stables and taken out a fat little pony and somehow forced him into a gallop, chasing those boys down to the riverbank. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When we went shopping at the mall, he'd park himself on a bench, content to watch the bags or sneak in a nap while the rest of the family roamed freely. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’ve snuck out of my house, before that night, only twice. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I sneak into class when Mr. Rothman has his back to the door. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The odds of sneaking by her twice in one night without getting nabbed were slim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I thought maybe I could sneak inside his house without anybody noticing. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It worked when I used to sneak onto the roof to stare at the stars. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Because it’s way more fun to sneak around than to be out in the open in a cheap apartment.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Miles helped Tucker get rid of the snake food fridge, but they refused to tell me exactly how they snuck it out past the teachers and Animal Control. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But the doors did not open, and a creeping anticipation snuck in. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I asked, and looked around to make sure Mom wasn’t sneaking up on us. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And I can just as easily sneak back in my room, where there’s peace and quiet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Hermes sneaked close to Athena, attempting to put his arm around her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nathan snuck closer to it, carefully placing his feet and trying not to make noise with his sandals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Immediately, a long-ago trio appeared, as if they were sneaking out from behind a curtain and taking their turn on stage. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I sneaked looks at him at breakfast while he read the newspaper. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Twice I watched him sneak down the beach and I'd put money down he was throwing up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then we all find a reason to be excused from one class or another, sneak the papers and tape out from under our shirts, and get those signs up faster than Ms. Wyman changes moods. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Another strategy is to buy time by saying “er...” in the hope that Hangman's concentration'll lapse and you can sneak the word out. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “You know, where I come from, we don’t think much of someone who sneaks up and stabs a person in their sleep.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When they pulled into the parking lot, Candice unfastened her seat belt and snuck a peek behind her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Accordingly, she backs me up when I get overpowered on the floor, and in return I give her a chunk of my tips or stand guard while she sneaks off for an unauthorized cigarette break. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex realized that she had tried to sneak up on him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z "You could have had fire whenever you wanted. But you didn't. You came sneaking up like a thief and stole Piggy's glasses!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I’ve noticed him sneaking around a lot lately. And I bet I know what he’s up to. He thinks he’s going to catch Slytherin’s heir single-handed.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The bluffs were off-limits, and it was one thing to sneak up there under the cover of night, but it was another altogether to go there during the day. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Nelson got us our dinner, but he is sneaking around the house like somebody got in a fight and he’s staying out of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything was better than walking all day on carpeting, than eating the soft bland food white people ate, than having to sneak a look at the sky from behind ivory curtains. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I can sneak out the back door. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, Layla can chill there for a while until she can at least stand straight. You can sneak back home with her before dawn.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We turn off the lights and sneak back out of the Hideout, checking the hallway outside the storage closet first to make sure nobody is around. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And he’d probably be delighted to spin a little web to catch some kids sneaking in.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I sneaked into the kitchen and got one of Mama’s precious flour sacks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well? Do I need to lecture you about how stupid it was to sneak into the ball, or can I just ask you to dance with me instead?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They would often sneak in and steal from the refugees. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good night, sir,” I said, imagining the Colonel sneaking the Breathalyzer back into the Eagle’s house while I got harangued at Jury. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They felt like someone sneaking down a hallway in the middle of the night, carrying their shoes in their hand—leaving without saying good-bye. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Quinton and I used to sneak up there all the time, even though Mama said it was too dangerous. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z We sneak out the door and into the parking lot. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z By that point, nearly every effort to send a US agent behind the Iron Curtain had failed; the KGB was simply too well entrenched and too vigilant for the Americans to sneak past its nets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid had been known to befriend giant spiders, buy vicious, three-headed dogs from men in pubs, and sneak illegal dragon eggs into his cabin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “David, I have to go. Please, I’ll figure something out. I need you. Maybe we can come up with a way to sneak you in.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She did not sneak Jaja’s food to his room, wrapped in cloth so it would appear that she had simply brought his laundry in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I thought, “What if someone sneaked up on us in the middle of the night? What if something bad happened? Where were we going to use the bathroom?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “We’re running out of time. How do we manage it? Should Constance and I sneak in while you two are having your sessions?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “One of these days,” I announced, “I am going to take my bow and sneak through the bars of the Résidence.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the war’, she went on, ‘the German spies used to sneak boxloads of loose-bristled toothbrushes into our shops and millions of our soldiers got appendicitis. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Saunders is as quiet as a tiger sneaking up on its supper. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Piggy and Simon followed him and the other boys came sneaking after. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z That night before lights-out, they sneaked back and retrieved the butter and jam. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “I remember when we snuck into his room and took that picture of him sleeping just so I’d have something besides your school picture to put on the fridge,” she said, laughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And for now I could sneak into the library’s basement to sleep. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I keep an eye on Miss Celia the next day, waiting for her to sneak upstairs so I can see what she’s up to. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Aru had a sneaking suspicion she already knew what Mini was going to say. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I’d spent lots of time sneaking through the woods, mostly at night, but I didn’t recognize the way the Preacher started leading me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When Oliver returned from the basketball game, he snuck past the kitchen, where Mama was mixing away. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “But come by the movie theater next week when I’m back. I’ll be working on Tuesday. I’ll sneak you both in.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z It might have been her imagination, but she remembered that sound from the many nights Hylla would sneak out of her own locked room and creep across the roof to check on her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Although the heights of the Common were filled with men marching, forming columns, and what-not, Johnny believed he could sneak in by the hurdles and let Sandy and Nan graze along the Charles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But he sneaked away to the dump and was back in a while with a strip of cotton cloth. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Silently, we watch our old cat Sherman sneak around a tree, his tail swaying, going after some creature we can’t see. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It just didn’t seem in character, somehow, for correct, law-abiding Mr. Crouch to be sneaking around somebody else’s office this late at night.... Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then I asked more gently, “Why sneak out for this?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He snuck around back, where he found Isabelle waiting for him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The angle of the climbing sun snuck a slash of rays under the edges of its wings, shining a jagged shimmer along the sharp tips of the huge metal feathers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When I try to sneak more than my share of something, he can guess by the look on my face. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The slaves had to sneak away in the night and take their chances with the patrollers if they wanted to have any kind of religious meeting. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Bo, however, would have loved to sneak with Scipio into the city's most elegant houses to steal all the amazing things the Thief Lord always brought back from his raids. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But when I sneak a glance at him, he’s wringing his hands, mouth pressed into a tight line. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It got so bad that I actually spent hours lying on the couch watching Grandma knit, plotting ways to sneak into the kitchen and steal some meat. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z While her back was turned, the boys snuck out, their little legs churning and kicking up puffs behind them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Sometimes. But sneaking around is part of the fun.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Now that I have time to practice I don’t have to worry about sneaking in a few minutes whenever I can grab them.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Occasionally there had been a chance to sneak a Daily Prophet out of somebody’s briefcase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We think he was trying to sneak up here to visit Potter.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I sneaked up to my spy position on the landing in time for Dad unchaining the door. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I'd probably go down to the can and sneak a cigarette and watch myself getting tough in the mirror. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z ‘You Graeci sneak around, sabotaging our weapons, attacking our men -’ ‘You mean the weapons you were about to fire at us?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge spent the first hour after curfew doing his nightly duty, walking up and down the passageway yelling, “Lights out! Settle down! Try to sneak out, and I’ll smack you back to Long Island!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Yes; he did not stay many minutes in the house: Missis was very high with him; she called him afterwards a ‘sneaking tradesman.’ Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Everybody knows you have to sneak the makeup to school and put it on there. Don’t you know anything?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z That’s why, when midnight comes, I sneak out of the house, get in my skiff, untie the lines, and drift down the creek, quiet as the night. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "Last time he did that, it took twelve hours. I was going to sneak home for some sleep if that's okay." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Victor got the impression that Scipio had just decided to sneak away. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z "You didn't mean to sneak into my truck? Where are your parents? Why are you lying?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I sneak looks at her as we walk, hoping to see what she is like when she doesn’t think anyone is watching, but she seems just the same as always—chipper, but businesslike. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t cheat Eliza, I can barely sneak a piece of cheese from the larder without feeling bad.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She snuck a look at me out of the corner of her eye. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek out from under my arm, and I see Matt. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z "Jason, we'd better get away from this race. She probably heard that we snuck out of the hospital. And this race is really crowded. There are a lot of eyeballs here." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I decided to get the book. But when I snuck in the relic room, it was missing.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then he sneaks into the hall and hangs the package on the inside of the doorknob. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I snuck upstairs once, but Mother still slept. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I could get assigned to the main house, she thought, I would sneak into this room during every free moment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z If he’s really there, cutting my buoys, I’ll have to sneak up on him. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, gaining the nerve to look, I snuck a peek to the other side of the room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, Commander, we all know what the handbook says. But are you trying to tell me that you never sneaked a breath of air after a few hours in the sky?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She snuck a finger out from under her tablecloth to poke a tiny glob from the bowl. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I imagine them as teenagers slamming doors in each other’s faces or sneaking back and forth from room to room. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Once I lived in fear, sneaking from place to place, avoiding schoolwork at all costs. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Without asking my mother's permission, since she surely would not have given it, I sneaked out of our apartment to take a look for myself. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I see him around the rootworker farms and houses. Sometimes sneaking. Sometimes not.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z If I recall, the next couple Eves were slow, painful affairs, with the two of us just biding time below, waiting for the moment we could sneak upstairs and get stoned. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I prepared to sneak off before I was caught, but what Ben said next froze me in place before I took a single step. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She said thank you but she looked unimpressed, and so, in the middle of a searing afternoon, he sneaked into Olanna’s room and poured some scented talcum powder into a folded piece of paper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He nibbled on mini carrots that he’d sneaked out of the school cafeteria. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z ‘It’s tomorrow,’ said Gollum, ‘or this was tomorrow when hobbits went to sleep. Very foolish, very dangerous — if poor Sméagol wasn’t sneaking about to watch.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Recruiters might be that clumsy, but then, if they’re out this far, they’re hunting for sure. Got to be stealthy to sneak up on Indians.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I asked, trying to sneak a peek around her arm. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I woke up because my alarm went off at six, and then I snuck into the kitchen and ate a granola bar and some orange juice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He snuck a little rhyme in there too. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Cold air sneaked in just where she’d run out of muck and had to use grass. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We were careful to sneak me around backstage so that no one saw me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Our grandmother knew a tough question when she heard it sneaking up. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Madness seems to sneak right up on the Early men. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The sun sneaks into the alley behind them. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ellie got him to sneak into their house to shoot him.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When evening finally comes and the Girl has dozed off into a fitful sleep, I ask Tess to stay with her so I can sneak away to check on my family. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z After dark, he gathered his radio equipment, snuck out of town on a bicycle, and searched for a remote electrical pole. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way I was going to try to sneak downstairs with Mrs. Singer on that floor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I sneak partway down the stairs and peek under the banister. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z That had kind of sneaked up on her over their journey. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I fished in the pocket of my gray hoodie and found my train ticket, the one I’d ordered online the night before with the credit card I’d snuck out of my mom’s purse. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Phil asked me to put it together for you. Don’t sneak a peek.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z What if Mrs. Krajewska is looking out her window, like she always does, and sees the man who was supposed to be my brother sneaking like a thief into my house? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I typically sneak a book inside and hide it under the table and pretend that no one can see me reading, but this time I can’t because I’ll be the star of this disaster. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I listened real careful to make sure Herman E. Calloway wasn’t sneaking up on me, then I pulled the drawer open. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He liked to tell Rab how awful she was-—and then would sneak back to take another look. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that night I sneak out and head to the haystack. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I’ll sneak up on her and then jump out and surprise her, Finn told himself. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t ever sneak up on me like that again! You scared me half to death!” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z And by the time I sat down with my friends, I was trying to figure out how I could sneak off afterwards down to the pond without getting everyone curious. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek at her, leaning over one of the eighth grade boy’s notebooks and pointing out “a few gaps in the logic here.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z And how weird is it they put cops all along the border so no Mexicans could sneak in? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “They are sneaking around, trying to rally and protest something that is perfectly within my right to do. Apparently, your abuela and abuelo didn’t learn that in this country, people are free to buy property.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The three of us snuck up to the cliff again, watched them climb back into their driver’s seats and take off down the highway, the lead car’s lights spinning but making no sound. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When I snuck home that night, they weren’t in the house. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Once they found its den, they would use shushrooms to sneak up on the Nightbeast, then flood the den with sleeping tonic and dispatch any cucos that were awake with foxglove blow darts. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Besides, I’d snuck out that time to see Maribel and had gotten away with it, so maybe I could pull it off again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He would get up even earlier in the morning, read it by flashlight for a while, sneak it back, and go trotting with Bow Wow. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was certain they’d forgotten I was there, and the intelligent decision would have been to sneak away, but I was thinking with my rumbling stomach rather than my brain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I snuck behind the altar and I drank the entire bottle of grape juice and I ate the entire bag of Eucharist to make up for all the other times that I couldn’t. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Dobrynya lurked near the tray of bliny Mama had made, sneaking one after another until Mama approached him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And we snuck around that whole first year, finding places to make out every chance we got, until later, when he told me he was gay. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Part Four. Get his clothes in case he tries to sneak back into her house. Part Five. Leave fish for Becca.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Still . . . Hades has the helm of darkness. How could anybody else sneak into the throne room and steal the master bolt? You’d have to be invisible.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They come crawling in like the sad thoughts that sneak in when I wonder why Appa disappeared. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Instead of cheaply stringing dragonflies by the tail, we could fly expensive kites, the sky splendid in Chinese colors, distracting ghost eyes while the new people sneak in. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The teenager who snuck off to a party and then tried to blame it on the devil. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Instead, I waited till Zach inserted himself into our awkward conversation before sneaking inside to thaw my fingers beneath running water. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She would just need to swim down the coastline and find a safe, inconspicuous place to sneak aground. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They snuck back to the classroom to pick up coats, then hurried out the door and across the school yard to a nearby store. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z We had to sneak out of the country, but my daddy stayed behind—disappointed face, maybe not-even-all-that-surprised face. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I thought about sneaking off while Gram and Gramps were looking at the Black Hills. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you one thing,” he said, looking back and forth as if someone might be sneaking up on them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z So, against our parents’ ongoing warnings to stay away from Bir El-Shami, the three of us agreed to sneak a look. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z We snuck around to the small cliff that stood between the ocean and the highway where the car was, peeked around at the cop. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I might could sneak into the library and borrow that Crusoe book. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I snuck another little look at the side of Rondell’s head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They sneak off to make out in a stairwell until Zahra finds them and drags Henry off to get camera-ready, and soon they’re being shuffled to the Diplomatic Reception Room, and it’s time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Rescuing people from Special Circumstances wasn’t just another ugly-trick, like stealing a bungee jacket or sneaking up the river. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I sneaked a look down into the alley and saw him running back and forth in just a T-shirt and a pair of sweatpants. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z ‘Maybe we can just sneak in,’ Kat whispered. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z If he were in California, he’d sneak the jeep out and drive way too fast down the 101, doors off, blasting N.W.A., inches from being painted on the pavement. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In a strange twist, many newspapers mocked Lincoln for the way he eluded the assassins by wearing a cheap disguise as he snuck into Washington. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We wait until the librarian is distracted, then sneak out the door. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t I also sneak up on a girl pretending to be asleep? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Was that really a business trip, or had he snuck off to Myrtle Beach with one of the Strivides twins? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I know. I remember that episode where you three had to sneak into the White House to save the president and he was, you know, in the bathroom.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “We snuck down to the dock last night after the Coral Queen closed,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Jordan was about to pulverize me when Radar snuck up behind him and growled.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z My mouth tastes like copper, and my heart starts drumming, and when I get off the bus and start running, right away I'm thinking of all the ways I can sneak into the house. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If Chou gets caught sneaking food she will be severely punished, but she risks it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The plan was to sneak among them, learn what was going on and decide the best course of action. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Georgie and I loved to sneak up to their cars and make scary sounds. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z My parents will go ballistic if they catch me sneaking out after curfew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There’s one now, trying to sneak into my box of waterproof matches—and another, peeking out the arm of my sweater! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let them search the ship. There’s plenty of good scavenge. Maybe it’ll keep them busy and we can sneak back to the beach later. Tonight or something.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes in the hall, she’d sneak up behind me and take my arm and let me walk her to class. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That night we snuck out and went dancing at a pub. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Night was sneaking in through the wind and the snow. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My mom found that house and bought it, which is how she snuck a black family into a place as white as Highlands North. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Ekon said nothing in answer, but Koffi snuck a glance at him and thought she saw his muscles relax, saw the slightest shift in his stiffened posture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I mean, we’d triggered a warning boom when we snuck inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But if Edward was just being thoughtless and trying to sneak away, then I cannot blame Mr. Loomis so much. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek at her through my lashes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Every evening, when the darkness had settled over Bone Gap, Finn sneaked out to the barn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “They’re hideous. A troll snuck into my room at night, took my normal feet for himself, and left me with his thuggish troll feet.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z For this useless sneaking life I threw away;my power, my money, and my friends. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She puts sugar and cinnamon inside half of them for me, and those are always on top, so when I sneak into the kitchen, I don’t even turn the light on. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes she sneaked to her bedroom door and caught a glimpse of his white bedclothes disappearing around the corner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even though the elevator would save me time, I sneak to the back stairs to avoid curious eyes through the elevator’s open glass. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “We had another one of you crazy kids sneaking in here the other day. Let’s take a walk to my office,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z "Evenfall will be the best time to sneak in. I'll go scout come dark." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But they were actually ceramic, or they'd turn ceramic if you tried to sneak one back to Kansas. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z And so, she stuck a couple of them between the pages of the histories, and would sneak them out when Mrs. Caruthers was dozing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When too much rain pours down, the water has a place to sneak out. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Pinch sneaked one, then a few more, then a handful. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But Jordan’s meanness could sneak up on you. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z What does he want, the sneaking serpent? thought the boy. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The guys who work in the kitchens sneak us matchbooks full of nutmeg. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After my PET scan lit up, I snuck into the ICU and saw her while she was unconscious. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Maybe they want to sneak it in there at the end, quiet and subtle, so people won’t think it’s a big deal. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “This is Kaye. I imagine you know who I am since you snuck into my camp. What name might you go by?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Bob can sneak into cracks and crevices like a tracked rat. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Powell’s job should be as simple as sneaking into the Seward home, shooting the sleeping secretary in his bed, then galloping away to join Booth for a life of sunshine and easy living in Mexico. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, Sweetie Pie snuck in for the concert, too. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I can always sneak my food out and hide it somewhere until it is found later by one of our helpers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But I am afraid there is no possible doubt: he had made his slow, sneaking way, step by step, mile by mile, south, down at last to the Land of Mordor.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Little pattings came from around the doorframe, small seeking sounds, feeling the edges of the door, trying to sneak a way in. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “What things?” asked Sticky, who, like Reynie, was trying to sneak a peek at the bucket’s contents. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But right as I tried to sneak the phone call from the back seat, Patricia pulled into our shared driveway. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z We told him to sneak around it and try to figure out how it works. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I dug my sneaks into the bark and pulled myself up. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z No one heard me when I accidentally tore down the shower curtain sneaking into the house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I blew the dust off it, sneaked it into bed with me that night, and was stunned to find an entire chapter on Hazara history. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As if uglies were supposed to sneak out every once in a while. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Ginny had been attempting, under cover of the reconciliation, to sneak upstairs too. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Blanca hung on his every word, nodding her head and taking sneak peeks at me as if to say, “Listen to this, this is for you.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t dare sneak out to get it and I didn’t dare tell Mami because she would just die of one of her nerve attacks right then and there. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “What d’you do, sneak up here in the evenings to watch the prefects take baths?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She carefully snuck out of bed so she wouldn’t wake her siblings, only to find her mother in a frenzy. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He throws himself at me, or he cunningly sneaks up behind, sometimes in disguise—a goat, a dog, a sickly old woman—and I roll on the floor with laughter. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered going to the old cowboy movies and seeing the cowboys sitting around a campfire and the Indians sneaking up on them and making noises like owls and stuff. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe for sneaking out of the house. Especially for climbing out your window. That’s dangerous!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Scott snuck glances her way too, but where Mom’s eyes were filled with concern and confusion, Scott looked at George as if his sibling made sense to him for the first time. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In fact, the only time Miss Celia walks ten feet is to come in the kitchen for her lesson or to sneak upstairs every two or three days, up in the creepy rooms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I wondered if we couldn’t get on the next one, would we sneak back into Rashid Uncle’s house. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Anyway, I couldn't get that off my mind, so finally what I figured I'd do, I figured I'd better sneak home and see her, in case I died and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Driven by pain and desolation, that evening I risked additional beatings or worse by sneaking over to my father's barracks. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She fumbled in her pockets, praying her fingers would miraculously close around some chalk that Robbie had snuck her when she wasn’t looking. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Find a way to sneak into Community Meeting Room B.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z So before the sky was even light, Jinny sneaked down to the kitchen, packed a basket of snacks, and returned to the cabin for Ess. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The other patients in the ward, all but the Texan, shrank from him with a tenderhearted aversion from the moment they set eyes on him the morning after the night he had been sneaked in. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And then they’d decided to sneak through the city after curfew, giving the Germans all the best chances to spot them in places where they shouldn’t be. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z That night, we sneak into a mill that is lying quiet for the evening. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Around ten or eleven, I sneak away, back to the hotel to change into my regular clothes and wash the dishes piled in the sink. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Wants me to sneak on home; then he’ll say I never kept to my part of the bargain. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very funny. No, this is what happens when you try to sneak into Mayor Carrs estate.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I sneak out of our wing and around the east lobby of the hospital after dropping off the drawing, my phone clutched in my hand as I wait for something. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “The Feds surrounded the family’s cabin, kept them locked in there for weeks, and when a hungry child, a little boy, snuck out to go hunting, the Feds shot him dead.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I leave Sandy and the tent, my mom catches me trying to sneak back in through my window. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She was an infiltrator, a sneak, an ugly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I say that if someone could sneak in there, they’d probably make a ton of money. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Eventually I told him he’d have to leave. He must have snuck in when I went into the back room for more ink.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then Charlie snuck out of the tree house and didn’t come back until dawn. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Got a wig or a hat and snuck down the back stairs into a taxi. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Without my Partner in Crime, I’ll have to sneak into Beth’s room alone to find the last ingredient for my bath experiment. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Gollum had just begun to sneak off on his own, and he was crawling away on all fours through the fern. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Silent as a ninja, I sneaked up on him. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Turner was death on boys and girls he caught sneaking around the halls together. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z At noon I sneaked into the yard and walked among the aisles of damp, cleansmelling clay and came to a barrow full of wet bricks just taken from the machine that shaped them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d come across the picture of her under the ink blotter on Daddy's desk the last time I'd sneaked into his office. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z This was especially true in 2010, when North Korea launched a sneak submarine attack that killed forty-six South Korean sailors and sank the Cheonan, a warship sailing in South Korean territorial waters. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He’d probably ask me to sneak some chocolate into the recipe. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure. I have a sneaking suspicion that she might not be feeling very well when it’s Riverview’s turn to play.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Now listen . He looked particularly hard at Harry. “I don’t want you lot sneaking out of school to see me, all right? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She sneaks out of the house while I’m in my shower. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z When they finally find an unlocked one, they sneak inside. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want me to sneak out to go to the cinema with you?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I make Olga’s bed as fast as I can and press my ear to the door to make sure no one is near when I sneak back into my room. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Like, I don't know, an uncle sneaking into your room? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but I’ve changed already. I sneaked out and went to the gifted and talented assembly and now I’m ready to do something great for the whole world.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I get a chance, I sneak a peek. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I figured sneaking in here was worth the risk. What’s your plan?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Jinx snuck a look at the government man sitting in the second row. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I thought no one saw me sneak under the fence, but who knows? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Always, you sneak up from behind the outhouse, then you gang together and push it, to tip it over. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, at first we only had six for the whole community, but then people started sneaking them in and now everyone has one except my mother and Elisha’s mother.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I think about walking across the street, swinging the door open, and sneaking my mom out the laundromat's back door before these guys can even figure out what's happening. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From what I’d seen of Lice Peeking, I didn’t think he’d sneak back to Dusty in hopes of a better deal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She thought about sneaking out again, but the risk was incomprehensible, and it was so effing cold out, she'd probably lose an ear to frostbite. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She’d snuck an “N” in there, too, stretched out like a flourish under his initials. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It was a little tricky finding him and sneaking a good look, considering who else is confined there, but yes, I am certain.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “They don’t have the imagination to sneak around.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “You lump, will you get out—you hound, you skunk, sneak out of it, would you?” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Worried that he would be denied entry because he was carrying no identification, he sneaked into Mexico by paddling through the dams open floodgates and shooting the spillway below. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He marched backward because he was continuously spinning around as he walked to make certain no one was sneaking up on him from behind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Bronze bulls, girl! Don’t sneak up on me like that!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Aru had the sneaking suspicion that the stolen item everyone was looking for just might be a golden bow. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, sir? “You didn’t sneak down to the school kitchen and do anything to Mrs. Bigio’s powdered sugar?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “I grew up with men sneaking up on me in the middle of the night.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “They sneak out at night. There’s something weird about that Lupin. Where does he keep going?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When we were done I sneaked a look at his back pockets, ’cause I knew when he stole dinosaurs he put them back there or in his socks. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were little and we wanted to sneak out of our rooms late at night, we'd leave each other notes with that word etched into them, and Du Barry's exact location. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He would have to sneak past the mouse- hating Cook now. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Finally I took my blanket and snuck down the hall into my brother’s old room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, there was a Chinese laundry on Eighth Avenue that sold used comics for a nickel, and I bought my share, sneaking them into the house rolled into my sock under a pants leg. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I manage to sneak a few minutes at the computer to read Rhiannon’s message and send her one of my own, saying we’ll have to see how the day plays out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I assume I am his enemy until I see a crow sneaking toward his nest intent upon eating the eggs. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They curse him for helping them after they sneak into the country. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They thought this would cause the animals to sleep as well, allowing the hunters to sneak up on them with ease. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “What if it was? What if Jules snuck in here, maybe with one of her friends? Maybe the Viking had a hand in all this? Your locker went untouched.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “And what about all your wall climbing, the sneaking around with Babi in the orchards?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Every few days, when she and Trip snuck away together—Tim Michaels’s schedule permitting—she left a note in Moody’s locker. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’ll need time to deliver uniforms to her before the execution—time to help several of the Patriots sneak inside. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Under cover of darkness I sneaked down to the rockery and tossed the head into the glebe. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I was bundled up in a purple parka and snuck out of the building through the staff exit. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I climb slowly down the stairs and back to the third floor, making sure no one is in the hallway before sneaking back in and down to my room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When the halls were empty, Barker’s team would sneak through an underground corridor connecting the hotel with the Watergate office building next door. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z That was two years ago, in third grade, when me and Sneaky snuck into the cafeteria to get extra chocolate milk cartons. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z They sneak through the grass in hushed voices past one of Henry’s PPOs dozing on the porch, racing down the pier, shoving at each other’s shoulders. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z While they’re busy making sure my box is ready, Bob sneaks over. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Gonna be a swell weekend, you say, saluting the sun, wishing you had snuck out earlier and avoided the blah blah blah. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On summer nights, Shin and some of the other small boys in his village would sneak into the orchard just north of the cluster of concrete dwellings where they lived. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, son,” his mum said, tears sneaking out of her eyes now, even though she kept up her smile. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Did he sneak up on me or am I not seeing things now? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I snuck a little glance at him and, I don’t even know why, tried to think if I’d ever seen an Asian person cry before. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Though he has become rather proficient at slipping in at abnormal hours, sneaking out is a different matter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z You take a horn Of chicharron, And sneak out Of the house. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be hard enough to sneak past two armies and not get stolen again by someone who would tear up my pass. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z That night when the girls were fast asleep, the old man snuck out the door and walked into the dark forest. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I knew I wasn’t supposed to go to the Mud Flats alone, but twice I had managed to sneak off for a quick visit. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he planning a sneak attack on me? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Blowing open Mulch’s back flap, and slamming into the rather large gentleman who had been sneaking up behind him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z From there he was able to venture forth to sneak food, use the bathroom, and do a little spying on his parents. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But when Calista was in the bathroom washing her tears off, I snuck out of the apartment and down the elevator and outside to the bodega. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the SIM snuck into our house in the middle of the night and stabbed her in punishment for not taking Mr. Smith’s phone call? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He was probably still mad because the neighbor’s cat had snuck up on him and stolen two of his tail feathers. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She had fitful dreams, of Nana’s jinn sneaking into her room at night, burrowing its claws into her womb, and stealing her baby. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Those haunting words snuck up on me again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t live in Montgomery either; all he did was work at that automobile factory and sneak off places— nobody knew where—and hang around Tommy’s Barbershop. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "Can we just get out of the neighborhood? I feel like I'm sneaking across the Berlin Wall." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “What the hell are you doing, sneaking up on me like that?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Every day at lunchtime he followed me out to the playground and ate half of my second sandwich, then sneaked the other half to Cody. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I promise one day I will sneak out and come see you. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She’d asked him if he was daft then said she was gonna make sure he didn’t sneak out by having him sleep at the foot of her bed on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z One afternoon Comrade Grimm and I sneaked into the club’s headquarters and opened Young’s luggage. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z So was the world outside, a world he had been shut away from since three o'clock this afternoon when he had sneaked into the school. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, one night, in desperation—I hope that I’m not disclosing the hidden secrets of my craft!—I sneaked out and got a bottle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s no chance I could sneak into their closet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z There’d be no sneaking up on whatever was waiting for us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Too bad, George thought, that there wasn’t time to sneak in and see the escape ladders. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He was probably too small to scare away strangers, but surely he’d bark in warning if someone tried to sneak up on us when we went to sleep. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It feels wrong to be sneaking off Earth while so many are left behind. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The real worry that was lodged deep in my throat was that all this sneaking around wouldn’t be worth it in the end. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I pulled away from Augustus, and he snuck a peck onto my forehead as I stared down at my Chuck Taylors. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z That boy must have snuck back in and stolen the paper, hoping I’d forget his name among the thirty thousand students I’m responsible for! Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z East Germans snuck out this "back door" by the thousands, before the Stasi had time to prevent their departure. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d seen her sneak from his room to the bathroom in her underthings, and she was carrying his kid, but it’s not like we were friends. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She watched him steadily, rocking slowly in the chair, waiting for him to sneak a quick glance at her. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t even sneak out to Red Witch Bridge. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I try to keep from peeking at her fingers, but I can't help sneaking a look. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Together, they snuck along the crowded pier, hiding among groups of passengers, but they saw no sign of the impressors. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He snuck off with it when his mother was downstairs talking, and took himself and his booty to the loft. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That quieted him, for Kenyon, as he knew she knew, did once in a while sneak a puff—but, then, so did Nancy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I can sneak out of his room when he's asleep—but what if he locks us in and keeps the key close to him? Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He had to sneak out to meet her. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody out of breath from running and the girls talking over each other about what happened and where they were when it started and sneaking little looks at Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Obviously they were a part of Hirohito’s plan to sneak up on me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I was savoring the sound of Muthu’s snores rising and falling in concert with yours, after telling you our bedtime tale, when I heard Arul sneaking out of his tent. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The one who sneaked out of her house wearing tight jeans under a long skirt. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. But I can’t let you sneak in here anymore.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t like his sneaking off without saying,’ said Sam. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I had to wait three days to sneak up to the prison. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Louise came anyway, sneaking to the track to peer through the fence, but the races made her so nervous that she had to hide her eyes. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Then I sneak out of there and tiptoe back to the living room couch. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Unless they’ve sneaked back in since the last time you asked me.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Last night. After I saw you and your mom. He was at Charlie Valentine’s house, sneaking around the yard,” Finn continued. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Army Counter-Intelligence and the FBI still believed Oppenheimer was sneaking information to the Soviets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I could sneak back and change. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I really didn’t want to sneak into a house and stumble around like the Grim Reaper who had come to harvest Mrs. Dubicki. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Neither one of us answered, but I couldn’t help but smirk a bit at having managed to sneak up on the older man. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But of course this didn’t happen, and at last, Pearl snuck the cordless phone from the kitchen counter, ducked outside by the garage, where it was quieter, and called Moody. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z What I couldn’t get out of my skull was the thought of their rough, grimy hands all over my clean sneaks. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I was stunned: I, who had sneaked into this grand place as an impostor, might now enter through the front door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After the rest of his family left, he risked sneaking over and turning the radio on low. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It seems early for that, but reveille sneaks up faster than Pop's wake-up call of scorched eggs and charred bacon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Upshot: I got back into uniform the first night I was out and snuck onto an Army post to see that movie. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I snuck down the alley to the shed window that Curzon described. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Either the kid they’d caught last night had a hidden accomplice, or someone else had sneaked onto the property after Curly had departed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, she couldn’t stand it any more, and sneaked into the sick rooms to visit us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When the coast had been clear, he’d snuck out of the apartment and hidden in the trunk of the taxi, which he’d unlocked earlier. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Travis shivered and thought about closing up shop, but he wasn’t sleepy yet, and sleeping was about all he could do when he sneaked into Dill’s house each night. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Grabbing my shopping bag close to my chest, I snuck past Ma and Yvonne. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “We’ll never be able to sneak up on them,” I said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Sure, she didn't tell her mother that I'd snuck onto their truck, but how do I know I can trust her? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My bones were still aching when I snuck into the kitchen for breakfast. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Or he sneaked in here so he can rob the house later on.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Nice try, Sparrow,” she says, sneaking a look at her watch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Anyway, Matt Sloan snuck up behind him and tried to give him a wedgie, and Tyson panicked. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z At the very least, the border patrol would keep an eye on that particular area of the river in case anyone else tried sneaking through that gap in the fence. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Shushrooms were essential to any spell involving sneaking and quiet, and they grew exclusively along the marshy banks of the Boggy Crone River. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There’s always one that sneaks in during the middle of winter. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Later, as she was doing laundry, she regretted that she had sneaked around in his room. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She spins on her sneaks and takes the three steps to the door with something green clutched in her hand. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I searched for a way to sneak out of that place. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I took the vegetables to Mr. Slocum, and when I got back home, parked the car under the barn shed and sneaked up to the loft. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I kept sneaking into the bathroom to pinch my cheeks and rub my eyes so I’d look right. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Posses had called on Fletcher’s house twice already to spread the word and sneak a glance at the shadows. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We ran around the yard a couple of times to throw them off then sneaked into the oregano bushes that grew thick and fragrant behind the outhouse. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Reek, my lord. Your man. I’m Reek, it rhymes with sneak.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Or had stood—Luke knew from a sneaked peek right before supper that half the trees were now toppled. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I sneaked a look to see what he was fiddling around with on my chiffonier. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She wrapped Aeneas in a coat to sneak him off the battlefield. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At first Ophie had thought this would give her a chance to sneak away to the attic to look for clues. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But she was sneaking along the alley, watching the door, so I wasn’t thinking anything about him until they had gone past. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “They sneak in and plant a mine on your path, and you don’t know where the hell to walk.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We sneak down the road to sit on the crumbling wall of the mukhtar’s mother’s house. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The bathroom door was closed, but light was sneaking out of the cracks. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I bet Marisol kicks her big fat behind out and she has to sneak back in here like a sewer rat,” Delia told Velia, flopping down next to her twin on the bed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He has sunglasses on, but he can see them sneaking glances. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I was only able to sneak a quick glance inside before he pulled out four white square packets and shut it again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They used the least distraction on the pan of the inhabitants of the house to sneak down to the basement. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He sneaked through the woods longing to make his big kill—if only a deer just his size would pass by, or a moose, maybe. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Izzy, at ten, had been apprehended sneaking into the Humane Society in an attempt to free all the stray cats. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I sneak a look at my reflection when she isn’t paying attention—not for the sake of vanity, but out of curiosity. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then he’s talking to Tyler and pointing at me, like he’s saying something about me, and Tyler, he sneaks me a look that says, just you wait, lobster boy, just you wait. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I can sneak away and meet you in a field,” I suggested. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z No doubt he would be listening carefully all evening, waiting for me to try to sneak out. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was like someone had snuck into their house in the middle of the night and stolen his mother. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t eat food, but I snuck a small sip of water from Mom and she sat beside my bed and read books to me while we waited. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But when I’m done explaining what happened, I sneak a glance at her. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Hopefully, she’d snuck down and had already made it out another way. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He wants to be alone with her suddenly, wishes they could sneak off to her room or his, ignore the rest of the party as he would when he was a boy. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I sneak a glance at her through the window—and she’s definitely not crying. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Maya had snuck away before Lauren could see her, but it had made her feel funny and sad for the rest of the day. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I was considering sneaking away when my father broke it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Caught in the middle, many villagers sneaked back to their home villages, deserting the strategic hamlets. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I wanted to sneak off and hide under my covers, but I couldn’t reach my room without going through the dining room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He worked as a janitor at a one-room school- house not far from the Stanford campus, and throughout the day, Cowell would sneak away from his job and play the school piano. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z During class, I couldn’t help but sneak looks at Dorothy at her desk while she worked on a drawing of frog intestines. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Steam snuck out in twirling swirls from the closed white boxes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Less than five minutes later he was back, and he sneaked up the stairs like a thief to visit us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z After years of living in the country illegally, I had a sneaking suspicion that my tacky taste in jewelry would not be grounds for deportation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I hear Didu sneak out of her sleeping bag, tiptoe into her bedroom, and settle into her own bed with a sigh. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She sneaked it in because we’re not supposed to get food from the outside. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sherman and I sneaked out the door into the cool, damp night. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Umm, Dad, I just had to sneak out of a girl’s house,” he says to himself as he walks down the sidewalk and past a house with plastic lawn ornaments of geese and deer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “After lights-out, a couple of the guys are going to sneak in here for a poker game. That’s why. We always play poker here on Sundays. Twenty-dollar buy-in. Do you know how to play poker?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s not easy to sneak out of the house. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Mark got to his feet but stayed crouched down, leaning against the tree as he snuck out from behind it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I do this two more times, taking chips, grapes, strawberries, and more cookies, and sneak them into my bag. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A few nights later Hugo’s father snuck him into the museum attic. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z And maybe, just maybe, if this worked, he could convince Dad to let him sneak out to the barn and help there, too. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z When I say we snuck into a plane, you probably conjure up whatever plane you saw last. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We were forbidden to go into her room to see it, but we were always sneaking back there to take a peek. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A long time afterwards I thought that if I had waited and gone to my uncles, or somehow sneaked across the bridge and warned my grandfather that things would have turned out differently. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that why you snuck out of the house a few weeks ago?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While waiting for my brothers after school, I snuck into the Jalazone Camp twice. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Oliver stealthily slipped the letter under the door, then snuck back down the stairs, quiet as a mouse. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We jumped from our swings and snuck toward the side of the barbershop for a better look. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Annabeth used her invisibility cap to sneak behind the enemy lines. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Uncle Stanley sometimes sneaked down beans he’d boiled for us, but he was afraid if he stayed talking, Erma would think he’d taken our side and get mad at him, too. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With the change in the weather came the realization that Thanksgiving was sneaking up on us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At first he thought Beano had managed to sneak up on him again, but the old lady sitting in the bushes was even more repulsive than a gorgon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z So Otto and I played more modified Scrabble while I sneaked glances at the driveway through the window. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z His shirt is half tucked in and he’s staring at his phone, sneaking looks around every two seconds. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z All the other residents started talking again and moving around the front room sneaking glances at me and Mong. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And someone had locked the screen door, so I couldn’t sneak inside. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I used to sneak in here to play with the non-CFers growing up. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Maybe she’d be able to get Dad’s camera and sneak it back into Mom’s trunk. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I sneak away from the house and ride down to Thunder Beach, or Whale Harbor. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The food Sirius had told them to bring was in Harry’s bag; they had sneaked a dozen chicken legs, a loaf of bread, and a flask of pumpkin juice from the lunch table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I stare at the names and I think about how I got them, and I'm not proud of myself for being a sneak thief. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After Dad-oh goes to bed and I’m sure he’s asleep I sneak into Devon’s room and borrow his Boy Scout knife and camping flashlight and go to the living room. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of how, the first time I survived the arena, Octavia sneaked me a roll under the table because she couldn’t bear my hunger. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My mom had refused to buy me new batteries because, of course, she thought it was a waste of money, so I snuck out to the shops and shoplifted a pack. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Then you should wait until the hordes of people run to wherever your friends are, and then sneak up on them from behind.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I was so deep in what I was reading that I didn’t hear Lettie sneak up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We put our jackets on and sneak out to the empty playground. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I sneaked around the back of the school building, and standing against the wall I tried to eat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Snape, sneaking into the forest while everyone else was at dinner — what was going on? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I was hunched like a wrestler, moving my head from side to side, making sure no sneak slipped up on me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy Lee sneaked around my table and stared at my blissful expression. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He snuck up behind Mom and slid one arm around her waist while the other went to work freeing a hot dog stick. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Engel thinks I am translating von Linden’s horrid notes, but I am sneaking in a few recipe cards of my own because I have got ahead of her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The actual quote was: "It seems hard to sneak a look at God’s cards. But that He plays dice and uses ‘telepathic’ methods...is something that I cannot believe for a single moment." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Then, as if some thief had sneaked up behind me and robbed me of everything I had always believed to be right and holy, I felt a terrible thing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It got some hoots and hollers, which Toby enjoyed, but once Tyler was gone and the class had settled back down, the disappointment snuck in. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “No. But I’ve gotten pretty good at sneaking out, and since I’m probably grounded for life, that skill is going to come in handy.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It doesn’t stop me from sneaking in some use of my hacked phone and glasses, of course—but it has kept me from applying for any real job I can do well. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Overnight we went from being a family desperately trying to stay in the middle class to one with hopes of sneaking into the upper, or at least the upper-middle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I just push the chicken or the pork pieces off to the side and then later transfer them to a napkin, and then at the end of the meal I sneak them into the trash. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I want Javier to live, and for the kids to have a real life, I have to sneak us all off the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Together the three of us sneaked through the side streets of downtown while a huge column of smoke billowed up behind us from my school gymnasium. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I could probably sneak out before dinner, but my little sister says she’ll tell on me unless I bring her along. Is that okay?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z One night as Kathy and I lay upstairs pretending to be asleep—we sometimes snuck over to each other’s rooms— we heard a tremendous boom! followed by cursing and swearing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up from the paper to sneak a glance at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z "They probably won't miss me. But I may sneak into the house to see my cat." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn't hear Stick come in that night, or hear what Father had to say about him sneaking out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Pace told Lena Jamison that she had found him sneaking into my room, the caseworker noted in our files that a psychologist needed to evaluate us for sex abuse. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z So, sometimes, even if the legal beautician is not as adept as Violet, a regular customer will sneak to a shop just for the pleasure of a comfy shampoo. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And that's where we wanted to be sneaking peaches from that man's tree, throwing the rotten ones at your uncle! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z We would sneak away while he kept listening to the radio as if nothing had happened. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Rain had snuck down my collar and dripped down my back. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I remembered how we’d act like we were sneaking up on a plantation to kill the lot of slave masters and make a run for Canada with some happy, smiling, free slaves. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I know a couple of girls at the mosque who want to date openly and not sneak around. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I try to get back to simply holding my sign, but I can’t help sneaking looks at him. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “You’re doing a great job, son, but no more sneaking around at night—especially with your sister. You hear me?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Gillian won’t speak to me. But I was wasted. Why did you even sneak away with me? What did you think was going to happen? It’s like routine for us, Jules.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon after moving in, Samar began sneaking into the yard once her parents had fallen asleep. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I took the third and fourth pies, and we snuck outside quickly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It is the face of a sneak who glides over to your sink to rinse the fork you have laid by her plate. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We snuck into each other’s rooms by night to trade secrets, argue, commiserate, spy, and continue chess games and monopoly games that had begun days earlier. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek, looking up at the kids gathered around the cooking island. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Fortunately, everyone goes to sleep early that night, so Fina and I don’t have to wait forever to sneak out of the house. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I finally wind up sneaking into Beth’s room and taking her blue-and-white-striped dress from the back of her closet. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We sneak back into the sanctuary like we never really left. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ophie didn’t even like lying to her mama about the ghosts; something like sneaking out was out of the question. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z From what I’d seen of Lice Peeking, I didn’t think he’d sneak back to Dusty in hopes of a better deal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Finally, one of Pizarro’s own men sneaked up and stabbed him to death because he thought Pizarro was cheating him out of his share of gold for helping to conquer the Incas. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After a while he kind of sneaked his hand to his mouth and dropped them out the window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like I can sneak off with my lunch. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And at night she would go to this house and sneak into the dark yard to listen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They had been eleven, maybe a little older, when Toby snuck Luke into the trailer and showed him the revolver. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I snuck into New Pretty Town. That’s where you live right after the operation, having fun all the time.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I snuck a look at Deoch as he bantered with someone at the door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Penelope sneaked a glance at the giver of these strangely off-putting gifts. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I’m sneaking down. Want me to bring you back some pizza?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z What if they snuck on the boat when it was tied to a dock somewhere and ducked into the cabin to rifle through drawers looking for money or valuables they could sell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I could sneak out after I’m supposed to be in bed,” I tell them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The one time she’d convinced him to be a rebel was back at the Wilderness School, when they had sneaked onto the roof at night to watch a meteor shower. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was so unlike me—lying to my parents, sneaking around doing something they wouldn’t approve of. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z So early the next morning I put on my running leg, sneak downstairs, and find my wheelchair in the garage. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z While everyone laughed and carried on in the front yard, I sneaked around, grabbed Momma and Nan, and dragged them into the house. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I sneak outside real late at night too...to write.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I snuck by easy, keyed open the office door with the long key and quietly pulled it shut behind me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But when Beatrice Ziaty found out her son was sneaking off to play soccer with strangers after school, she became angry. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He took off his sneaks and socks and walked — nonchalant as you please — through the rat-infested dump at the foot of Rako Hill. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when Mama was safely off to work, I would sneak down and get them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Later it began to rain and I sneaked back near Men's House and persuaded an amused porter to slip my things out to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will have to sneak him in,” she says. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he could sneak Henry into his room, prove it to Henry. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But the next time Nick looked up, he saw Mrs. Granger sneaking a look at her watch. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Could he really have been seeing her all this time, telling me that she was hassling him, harassing him, when in reality they were making plans to meet up, to sneak around behind my back? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In a quick motion I hoped no one behind would notice, I snuck them into the space between his side and the coffin’s plush silver lining. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z |
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