serpent
Example Sentences
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A serpent might slither out during the winter if there’s a warm spell to get a bit of sunshine, said Greg Pauly, curator of herpetology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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
And as their fervor grows, so too does his confidence, an ouroboros of mutual reinforcement, a serpent devouring its own tail.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025
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
How can a pine serpent be in him?
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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