slithered

Example Sentences

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But she clipped the wall of the halfpipe halfway down the course and slithered to the base, losing a ski.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Videos circulated online showing a snake handler removing one of the long black snakes that had slithered into the building - with onlookers screaming.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

They spontaneously linked together to form chains that slithered through some obstacles and surrounded other objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Visitors slid down the pole in “The Fire Cat,” slithered into the gullet of the boa constrictor in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and lounged in a faux bubble bath in “Harry the Dirty Dog.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

When nothing slithered out of the leaves, Chet continued walking, yelling, “Smaug! Here, Smaug!” like he was calling a kitty.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly