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Free sign upThe phrase "used to sneak a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a past habit or action of secretly doing something, often in a playful or mischievous context. Example: "When I was a child, I used to sneak a cookie from the jar when my parents weren't looking."
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I used to sneak a smoke.
Steve Cole, author of the Astrosaurs series of kids' science fiction books, used to sneak a look at his elder sister's comics.
We all used to sneak a good look at it, even the girls, because they were only little kids and they didn't have any more bosom than we did".
"And Cy tried to hit the ball that one step that I couldn't go, and I used to sneak a little bit on him and I'd start before he hit.
Skiing stoners in Colorado are all lit up after officials at the Breckenridge Ski Resort blew up a log cabin that was being used to sneak a few tokes between runs, KDVR-TV reported.
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Why do I have the feeling that the people who are arguing this are the same people who used to sneak into a concert for free because the artist was supposed to make a living from his albums and not from live concerts?
For example, if you used to sneak out a lot, but have shaped up your act, your parents might be suspicious of your whereabouts and suspicious that you're up to no good.
The pool is far different from the place Clifford Lee Dickson Sr., 47, used to sneak into as a teenager with his girlfriend to watch the sun rise.
Or the time when Muma used to sneak Baby Shaq a bottle when he was 3 years old, and Harrison, his new father, a military man nicknamed Sarge, would take it away because he wanted to make sure the child was as rugged as the old man.
The techniques Regin used to sneak on to a network and communicate with its creators were very complicated, he said.
But Clampett, who used to sneak onto Pebble Beach as a child, made the most of his local knowledge, looked confident around the greens and continued a memorable two-day experience.
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