Wormed

"He kind of wormed his way out of some of the family's money," Leonard said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some Bush appointees have been "wormed" into the ranks of lower-rung Federal employees whose jobs enjoy restrictive covenants on firing, thanks to collective bargaining provisions by federal employee unions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The NP said in a statement it was extraordinary that the SACP should have so little confidence in support for itself that it had "wormed" its way into another party. ❋ Unknown (1994)

If they are numerous, the field should be "wormed" every morning, or at least every other day, which labor will be rewarded with a choice collection of primitive tobacco chewers. ❋ E. R. Billings (N/A)

"wormed," or scraped out, with an instrument like an edged corkscrew. ❋ John Masefield (1922)

The dunes wormed their way across the ground, or what passes for ground, with a deliberate, agonizing slowness. ❋ RW Spryszak (2011)

But the truth of the matter is, bull terriers have wormed their way into my affections and for me — and, increasing I think, for the rest of the family — there will never be another dog breed that usurps that place in our hearts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The charr winced back, and Logan wormed from his grip. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

Eventually, Eco gets to the literary heritage of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and how that fiction's perniciousness was reinforced by fitting a pre-existing narrative pattern that had wormed its way into popular consciousness. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

It would take however some time before that assertion wormed itself into the public conscious enough to truly overturn the notion that they ought not have the same legal rights. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The little bugger trundled up to one of the cactus plants and carefully wormed his way between the spines of the cactus and drilled a hole into the plant with beaver-like front teeth. ❋ Hugh Barlow (2011)

I wormed my way out and ran upstairs to look for a flashlight, my purse and some towels. ❋ MaryAnne Kolton (2011)

I know she wormed her way back in by perpetually renovating her houses and making them uninhabitable construction zones, but of course he sees through that, Teddy said, stretching out his long legs. ❋ Priya Parmar (2011)

It is, in truth, almost as bad as it sounds; but this song has wormed its way into my affections, probably something to do with the whistling. ❋ Paul MacInnes (2010)

She, who has wormed her way into the good graces of Bab May, the Keeper of the Privy Purse, and now has seemingly unlimited access to the royal purse. ❋ Priya Parmar (2011)

Harper's story had wormed through the cipher and taken root in people's minds like a delusion. ❋ J. E. Cammon (2011)

The Liz-Stick then wormed around to another part of the plant and did the same thing. ❋ Hugh Barlow (2011)