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Meanings of sneak away in English

Leave furtively and stealthily.

Synonyms
Examples for "slip away"
Examples for "slip away"
1
A year ago, however, that name started to slip away from her.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
2
Gregor watched us to make sure we didn't try to slip away.
Conrad’s Fate
3
At some point she felt Truitt slip away from her, lose consciousness.
A reliable wife
4
Funny, people were always warning Taylor not to let Baldwin slip away.
The cold room
5
She would not give up; would not let his life slip away.
A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
1
We are not conspirators that we need steal away in the darkness.
His Sombre Rivals
2
Hens love to steal away and lay their eggs in secret places.
The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays / Or, The Sham Battles at ...
3
Second, to steal away any magic we commanded, to render us impotent.
The Tangle Box
4
Mrs. Brewster had seen Anne steal away and she understood the reason.
Polly and Eleanor
5
You must learn to be cunning, and steal away his invincible bow.
Philoktetes
1
The few I have in the fort will sneak off, I suppose.
Alice of Old Vincennes
2
You'll sneak off first chance you get-andwell do I know it.
Outpost
3
He might be jist fooling and will sneak off into the woods.
Rod of the Lone Patrol
4
And you should know better too than to sneak off like that.
Torment
5
I had to sneak off with him upstairs, howling all the way.
Boycotted, and Other Stories
1
She would also sneak out to his home, the court was told.
News.com.au
2
I used to sneak out when I was younger and watch sometimes.
Love- from his point of view!
3
He loves to sneak out, I suspect mainly to get my attention.
Bones of the Lost
4
They are terrified she'll try and sneak out of the country again.
News.com.au
5
Rob me and sneak out during the night, if you want to.
The Brand of Silence: A Detective Story
Usage of sneak away in English
1
If we try to just sneak away, the wyrmlings here will attack.
Chaosbound
2
You sneak away into Holgersson's office when you think no-one is looking.
Firewall
3
I know you're under heavy surveillance and it's hard to sneak away.
Torment
4
We'll watch to see that they start rescue operations, then sneak away.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
5
You ask me to turn my back on Evie and sneak away.
The Wild Olive: A Novel
6
Silently set the envelope on her pile of clothes, and sneak away?
In the Dark
7
He couldn't just stuff fifty cows in a sack and sneak away.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
8
While attending a cousin's wedding in Tirana, they sneak away and elope.
Reuters
9
Are you going to sneak away and let these curs hang him?
Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
10
But while trying to sneak away, her moaning became growling, then screaming.
Fantastic Orgy
11
Well, while no one is looking, I shall sneak away unnoticed!
Stonewielder
12
The hard part of it is that I shall have to sneak away.
Jerusalem
13
And that's if we actually sneak away during the two weeks we're allotted.
The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
14
Soon we started to sneak away for weekends on our own.
Wiseguy
15
I think I'll sneak away and enjoy living with the guilt.
The Scorch Trials
16
He would sneak away and get the first train for California.
The Turtles of Tasman
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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