asp
Example Sentences
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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
Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, poisoned herself with an asp, according to popular belief.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
