Examples of “weasel” in a Sentence

noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.

• The farmer found a weasel hiding in the henhouse early this morning.
• A weasel has a long, thin body that lets it slip into small holes.
• A weasel darted across the path and vanished into the hedge.

noun A sneaky or deceitful person.

• Nobody trusts that weasel, because he always takes credit for other people's work.
• Don't be such a weasel and just tell her the truth.
• He's a weasel who'll say anything to avoid blame.

verb To get out of an obligation or gain something through evasive, dishonest means.

• He always tries to weasel his way out of doing the dishes.
• They weaseled a free upgrade from the hotel by making up a story.
• She tried to weasel out of paying her share of the bill.