snail

Example Sentences

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But last March, seven typed pages, apparently containing the former Zappos chief executive’s final wishes, surfaced via snail mail to the Las Vegas courthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

"We are surrounded by some of the rarest animals in the world," says snail keeper Dave Clarke, as we step into a room in the zoo's Tiny Giants invertebrate exhibit.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The most recent record of the snail there dates back to 1991, according to Smithsonian records.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

It involved the snail darter, a tiny, then-endangered fish whose habitat would have been harmed by the proposed Tellico Dam in Tennessee.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

But that's a dark and creaky thing that moves like a snail and smells of sour milk.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins