snuck up

past participle of sneak up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuck up
Verb
  • Weiss, the founder of an independent media site worth millions and the editor-in-chief of CBS News, arrived last week in the Washington bureau trailed by the private security that now protects high-profile media figures.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Juneteenth recognizes the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln had signed more than two years earlier.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As Rigg noted elsewhere, though, the case didn’t become a subject of media interest until Steve’s campaign began years later, and database searches of two papers that Helen mentioned turned up no coverage from 1998.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The body that mysteriously turned up in the landing gear of a plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport has been identified as a 25-year-old originally from Guatemala, according to investigators.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In July, Iron Sushi managed to fail a first inspection, then three callback inspections when roaches showed up in places such as chopsticks or a rice cooker.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Arkansans showed up in droves Friday and Saturday to enjoy the 40th annual Greek Food Festival.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Snuck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuck%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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