slithery

Example Sentences

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Then, hop back into the car for a side trip to the Bug and Reptile Museum, a small building with dozens of well-curated slithery things — snakes, insects, lizards and more.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Napoleon’s slithery courtship of Joséphine and ensuing battle of domestic wits call to mind the firelit power plays of “The Last Duel,” the director’s superior recent foray into French history.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023

The slithery fish began to evolve into proficient hunters, and the new fossils hint that today’s bloodsucking species evolved from flesh-eating ancestors.

From National Geographic • Oct. 31, 2023

Along with the mata mata turtle and reptile known as the tuatara, among the other animals studied were caecilians, a slithery type of amphibian with an outward appearance akin to snakes.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2022

It was slithery, too, he had to watch his footing.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill