wriggle out of
phrasal verb
wriggled out of; wriggling out of; wriggles out of
informal + often disapproving
: to avoid doing (something that one does not want to do) in some clever or dishonest way
She tried to wriggle out of the contract.
Don't let him wriggle out of paying you for your work.
Examples of wriggle out of in a Sentence
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Henry has to grab the tail with his free hand to keep it from wriggling out of his grasp.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024
The 26-year-old has a strong pass completion but is not afraid to take risks, frequently wriggling out of trouble and driving forward to attract bodies towards him.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Royals reliever John Schreiber wriggled out of a seventh-inning jam and Kris Bubic worked a clean inning, as well.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
Chirinos, recently called up from Triple-A Jacksonville, wriggled out of a second-and-third, no-out situation in the fourth, and went five-plus innings, while allowing two runs with six strikeouts and no walks for a no-decision.
—Harvey Fialkov, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
But the Gamecocks wriggled out of trouble as pinch-hitter Ross Lovich popped up a bunt, Hudson White flied out and Stovall popped up to right with the bases loaded.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
The dog then appeared to wriggle out of the blankets — finally getting to stretch her legs — while someone held her leash.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
But as Bornstein says, yards are places where things grow and change, even on turf lawns when clover and dandelions bloom and leaves fall and the worms wriggle out of the ground after a heavy rain.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
The look that would be hard to wriggle out of
Maya Jama was a presenter of the awards ceremony so wore multiple looks over the course of the evening.
—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024
The 26-year-old has a strong pass completion but is not afraid to take risks, frequently wriggling out of trouble and driving forward to attract bodies towards him.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Royals reliever John Schreiber wriggled out of a seventh-inning jam and Kris Bubic worked a clean inning, as well.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
Chirinos, recently called up from Triple-A Jacksonville, wriggled out of a second-and-third, no-out situation in the fourth, and went five-plus innings, while allowing two runs with six strikeouts and no walks for a no-decision.
—Harvey Fialkov, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
But the Gamecocks wriggled out of trouble as pinch-hitter Ross Lovich popped up a bunt, Hudson White flied out and Stovall popped up to right with the bases loaded.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
The dog then appeared to wriggle out of the blankets — finally getting to stretch her legs — while someone held her leash.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
But as Bornstein says, yards are places where things grow and change, even on turf lawns when clover and dandelions bloom and leaves fall and the worms wriggle out of the ground after a heavy rain.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
The look that would be hard to wriggle out of
Maya Jama was a presenter of the awards ceremony so wore multiple looks over the course of the evening.
—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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