cobra
Example Sentences
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He was at boarding school when he stepped on a cobra in the playground.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
Videos shared on social media show a snake handler removing a snake from her apartment, as people nearby can be heard screaming: "It is a cobra!"
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
This drama will not end well: “Watch Your Step” has a coiled energy, a cobra poised to strike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
When she and Dr. Tessler analyzed the leech’s movement, they identified that it made a curling motion similar to the move a cobra makes before it strikes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
“A wife,” Mother said, staring at Nelson in the kitchen house exactly as I had seen her stare at the cobra that once turned up in there.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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