slithering

Example Sentences

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In Guillermo Cienfuegos’ enlivening, if at times unsteady, production at A Noise Within, the role is played by Ann Noble, who forgoes the outdated hunchback but adopts a seething, slithering, perversely seductive aura of menace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Len Ramirez of Auburn, Calif., gave readers a slithering surprise in his 2015 My Ride column, which was photographed by Max Whittaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The eldest lion lifted its head to face the slithering threat.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

Villarreal: Yeah, the snake imagery has me trying to determine who is slithering with deception — I’m starting to suspect Mook isn’t as sweet and nice as we think she is.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

There’s a traffic jam longer than a slithering python and I have to look where I’m going, because it’s easy to twist my foot on the broken cobblestone road.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender