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Recent Examples of shimmyFrancis leaned in, with the pair shimmying playfully across the stage.—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Lindsay Lohan is one step closer to shimmying into Ann-Margaret's shoes for a potential biopic about the Hollywood actress, singer, and dancer's life.—EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024 After another lengthy stretch in the offensive zone, Brink shimmied behind the net and spotted Cates in the slot.—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 Resort staff then climbed up lift towers and shimmied along the ropes to reach each gondola car, KUSA reported.—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shimmy
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.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2024
Photos and videos of the clash Friday morning showed chaotic scenes with Nationalist members trying to remove or push their way though the barriers of chairs or clamber over a ledge in front of the speaker’s area.
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Taijing Wu and Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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.
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.
With more than 70 days down, the Aussie creates her own stage on the floor of the Eras Tour bopping to the three-hour setlist.
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Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars 'Die with a Smile'
There is talent, and then there is Lady Gaga bopping into Bruno Mars’ studio at his invite and writing and recording a song the same day.
For anyone under the impression that dogs are being skinned, perish the thought.
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Rosalie R. Radomsky,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
Almond is the star of the show here, in milk, oil, extract, and protein formats—delivering fatty acids and omega 9s to skin for improved softness and nourishment.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added almost 1%, while Korea’s Kospi index ticked down around 0.1% as the country’s wholesale inflation rate for December climbed 1.7% on an annual basis.
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Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
The traditional career trajectory—earn a degree, secure a stable job, and climb the corporate ladder—is being upended by rapid technological advancements.
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