asp

Example Sentences

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Did she die by clasping an asp to her cleavage?

From Salon • May 11, 2023

Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, poisoned herself with an asp, according to popular belief.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2019

While playing outside at day care this week, Lauren Chambers told NBC 5 her 5-year-old daughter, Adrie, was stung by the fuzzy-looking asp caterpillar, also known as the southern flannel moth or puss caterpillar.

From Fox News • Oct. 14, 2018

The cleopatra gene can kill flies when it interacts with another gene, asp.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2012

According to Cicero, he was executed some years later when an asp was slipped into his hammock—his end providing a fitting case history for another book on statecraft.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro