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

This drama will not end well: “Watch Your Step” has a coiled energy, a cobra poised to strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Throw in a pitch spitting like a cobra from a length at one end, Jasprit Bumrah bowling missiles and turn for Ravindra Jadeja, and England were second favourites.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 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

But Gilly was fascinated, like the guys in the movies watching the approach of a cobra.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson