asp

Example Sentences

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And knowing she didn’t want me anymore, well, the hurt coiled up inside me like an asp.

From Literature

The asps — not snakes, she quickly corrects — are allegedly defanged and thus safe for her latest showcase.

From Salon

Did she die by clasping an asp to her cleavage?

From Salon

Sourdi’s family shield carried the sign of the asp, a venomous snake, which in Latin is “anguis.”

From Washington Post

It wasn’t within easy reach, but maybe...A third idea slithered into her mind like a poisonous asp.

From Literature