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Word: sneaks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Alaska, Jack told his wife about a little surprise he had in mind. Daisie's hobby was making costume jewelry out of shells, and Jack had decided to buy her a small drill, of the type used in making shell jewelry, as a Christmas gift. He planned to sneak it into Daisie's suitcase, so mother would be surprised when she got to Alaska...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Christmas Present | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

...Sneaking Through. The bull rings gave Willie a concentrated course in his new craft. "On small tracks," says Willie, "you learn a lot about manipulating. If you can't sneak through on the rail you're not going to win. You learn to save ground, to steal it; if an opening pops up on the rail, you learn to drop in there quick. A lot of tired old horses run on the bull rings, but you learn you can win on 'em if you can get 'em to duck in or out at the right moment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Little Winner | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

...only short score of the afternoon was Bob Corry's quarterback sneak just four minutes before the end, making the final score 31 to 0. In completely outplaying the Crimson, Yale climaxed an undefeated season and won the junior varsity Big Three crown...

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: Elis Shut Out Crimson, 31-0, To Take J.V. Triple Crown | 11/19/1955 | See Source »

...Elis bucked to the one yard line in four plays, and Corry completed the rout with his quarterback sneak. The shutout marked the third game this season in which the Crimson has failed to score...

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: Elis Shut Out Crimson, 31-0, To Take J.V. Triple Crown | 11/19/1955 | See Source »

After being stopped on the three by the stubborn Calhoun line, Winthrop regained possession and took to the air midway through the second period. Fogarty passed to Mark Abramovitz, who carried to the one yard line. Fogarty then scored on a quarterback sneak, and passed to Dave Lubetkin for the extra point...

Author: By Phillip M. Boffey, | Title: Yale Takes '59 Game, Dominates House Tests | 11/19/1955 | See Source »

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