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Meanings of sneak up in English

Advance stealthily or unnoticed.

Usage of sneak up in English
1
The view from here made the church impossible to sneak up on.
Last Blood
2
At this point, he wasn't exactly trying to sneak up on her.
Wild Storm
3
Thus, it was said, no enemy could sneak up on the Vindrasi.
Bones of the Dragon
4
Break in the back door and sneak up behind on those fellows.
Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
5
I really am sorry, I didn't meant to sneak up on you.
Dangerous Women
6
A man could sneak up in the shadow and set her off.
The Killer
7
And I warned you, I didn't let them sneak up on you.
Dreamsnake
8
Her fear was that some of the wolves might sneak up unseen.
Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
9
With a wall at her back, nobody could sneak up behind her.
In the Dark
10
At least they weren't trying to sneak up on him and Portia.
The devil she knows
11
We'll sneak up inside the aqueduct where the enemy can't see us.'
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
12
With the wall against her back, nothing could sneak up on her.
In the Dark
13
It can't sneak up on us if we're awake in our suits.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
14
Well, even so, you shouldn't sneak up on a person like that.
Avalon
15
The guy had the damnedest ability to sneak up on a person.
White fire
16
I'm goin' to sneak up a piece and get back of 'em.
The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters; Or, The Lost Treasure of Buffalo...
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Sneak up through the time
Sneak up across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common