How to Use skulk in a Sentence

skulk

verb
  • A man was skulking around outside.
  • She skulked into her sister's room.
  • One roach skulked under a food prep table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The models skulked through The Box like zombies from a past life.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This leaves Stephen skulking away to plot his revenge some other way.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
  • No longer limited to skulking around on a bar cart, metallic finishes like aluminum and brass are in the midst of a dazzling comeback.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
  • With Irene threatening Billie, Joe skulks back to his cement cell, but hears Irene torturing Billie in the next room.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The odd guy with the mustache (Martin Freeman) who’s constantly skulking around wherever Bundle happens to be?
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Serious-Minded Coach would hide behind the cloak of plausible deniability and let his agent do the dirty work before skulking out of town to his next gig.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Evil Kirk is a frightening, primal menace, skulking around the corridors like a feral beast, chugging brandy and assaulting Yeoman Rand with no conscience.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The film’s John Slattery, who has fallen on hard times after the halcyon days of Mad Men and is skulking in the Valley, is enlisted to help with the endeavor.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Soon after My Bloody Valentine skulked into the Wembley Arena spotlights, the initial roar of some 12,000 fans abated.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Post-Order 66 Jedi are often just lesser versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi or Yoda, skulking around in swamps and deserts, but this duo can't seem to stay away from the action.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Some have described voting out of fear, with security personnel in traditional clothing and sunglasses and armed policemen skulking around polling areas, according to ABC.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The seeds of the love triangle between Robert, Blazer, and Invisigal are firmly planted now and ready to bloom into a total shitshow — especially with the blonde hero’s recent breakup with her boyfriend Phenomaman, who’s skulking about in a deep depression.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025

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