snail

Example Sentences

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Last year also happened to be the year I became a full-on snail mail obsessive.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026

No matter how much I’ve poked fun at my grandfather for driving like a snail my entire life, he continues to drive slowly on streets and freeways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Named the German hairy snail because of tiny hairs that cover its shell and because it is believed to originally come from the continent, the rare species is one of the UK's most endangered molluscs.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

There will be a paper trail, either email or snail mail.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

I put the Popsicle in a glass and flipped through my sketchbook for a clean page, but halfway through, I paused at the moon snail drawings.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen