serpent
Example Sentences
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Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.
From Los Angeles Times
Underfoot, a Roman-style black-and-white mosaic features a dove, a lion and a serpent—the house’s spirit guardian.
How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless audience.
From Los Angeles Times
I turn to see what she sees—a serpent the size of a dinosaur.
From Literature
Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.
From Los Angeles Times
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