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Recent Examples of shimmyBigger names than Coen have shimmied their way out of handshake deals.—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025 Jones saunters to the middle of the cage, shimmying his hips and arms in an imitation of Trump’s signature shuffle-dance.—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 And while designers prefer their wares strut down a runway rather than shimmy down a chimney, over the years, consciously or otherwise, many have referenced holiday’s greatest style icon.—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024 In addition to the spacious round room — which includes the kitchen, dining, and living rooms, as well as a huge chimney for Santa to shimmy down — the home boasts several other unique features.—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shimmy
Spectators clambered atop rubble and wrecked vehicles to watch the handover, waving Palestinian and Hamas flags.
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Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
Shares slumped over the summer on concerns over weakness in its theme parks biz — then clambered back up in November on strong earnings results and streaming profits, and Disney’s three-year forecast for EPS growth.
Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.
Puppy enjoys the snow following a storm Are your pups ready to boogie in the snow?
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Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
The biggest names in the industry boogied down the Grammys red carpet at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena in fierce fashions hitting high notes and the cloth version of a crescendo.
Mays hit for both power and for average while also shinning at running, throwing and fielding.
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Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
19 June 2024
The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.
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