cobra
Example Sentences
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Mirren, looking otherworldly in white mascara and a taloned crown, only bothered to bring one expression to set, a non-emotion best described as “hypnotic cobra face.”
From New York Times
Like the first book in the trilogy, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” “time is a cobra,” coiling in and around itself in fascinating and fantastic ways.
From Seattle Times
He has wielded his cobra staff in hundreds of performances since, playing the role for nearly eight years.
From New York Times
Jennifer Harris, a spokeswoman for the Charles County Government, said the snakes included king cobras, spitting cobras, black and green mambas, pythons and rattlesnakes.
From Washington Post
On the other side were the wild animals — crocodiles, cobras and pythons — that Chan said had been increasingly encroaching.
From Washington Post
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