cobra

Example Sentences

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He was at boarding school when he stepped on a cobra in the playground.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Videos shared on social media show a snake handler removing a snake from her apartment, as people nearby can be heard screaming: "It is a cobra!"

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

A cobra bites Chelsea and she’s whisked away to a hospital.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

When she and Dr. Tessler analyzed the leech’s movement, they identified that it made a curling motion similar to the move a cobra makes before it strikes.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

He flings his arms around me before I can say hello, and now he’s just standing here hugging me like a cobra.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera