sneaked up

variants or snuck up
Definition of sneaked upnext
past tense of sneak up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked up
Verb
  • Hungarians of all backgrounds turned up to assert their freedom to assemble.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Thus far, this search has turned up empty-handed.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Another man, a 35-year-old, showed up at Temple Hospital's Episcopal Campus with a gunshot wound to his head, police said.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Neither showed up for Harbaugh’s first day with the team.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • During their 2018 trip to Australia, Meghan and Harry arrived to the continent hand-in-hand, touching down after flying in a Qantas private suite to Sydney.
    Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Officers arrived and found the motorcyclist, only identified as a male adult, suffering from injuries sustained in the collision.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2 is expected to hit theaters on May 1.
    Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • But Edwards hit a 3-pointer a few seconds later to push the lead to 135-128 and send the home fans streaming toward the exits.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • McDavid reached 1,220 career points, passing Jeremy Roenick, Larry Murphy and Jean Beliveau to advance to 47th on the NHL list.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative agreement, two weeks after the utility locked out 1,600 workers amid a contract dispute.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Sneaked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked%20up. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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