serpent
Example Sentences
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“It’s like that saying — If you cut the head of a serpent, then more heads will grow,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Plan Kukulkan, named after the serpent deity of the Mayan civilization, covers the host cities as well as nearby tourist destinations.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
The Grand Inga is like a "serpent - it is up, down, visible, not visible," José Ángel González Tausz, chairman of AEE Power, a Spanish-run company and partner in the project, tells the BBC.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
If the former, you need antivenom, but good luck telling from the mere glimpse of a tail you got as the serpent slithered into the underbrush.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024
Sometimes the serpent would lie totally inert awaiting the unsuspecting paw that trod too close.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing serpent
Christopher Columbus' Diary: The First Voyage
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Unit 5, Week 4
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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