serpentine
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She sees the serpentine stretch of the river as a natural highway that connects Angelenos from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The artwork depicts a fantastical creature combining multiple striking features, including a spiral horn, elongated snout, hooked teeth, wings, and a serpentine tail.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
The advance is sometimes serpentine, which is why market volatility should be considered something to monetize—or mostly ignore.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
With that as the framework from which “House of Ashur” operates, Tarabay understands the eternal allure of the gladiator as opposed to the serpentine psychological maneuvering of Roman senators.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
There’s not enough junk to stop us, just to keep us on edge as we weave a serpentine path around it all.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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“Through the peaks and valleys and alleyways we serpentined through together you were always there,” he continued.
From Fox News ● Jun. 10, 2019
Downstairs, a line that started forming nearly an hour early had serpentined past racks of fluorescent wigs and novelty socks all the way to the front door.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
As they serpentined down the murky Itaquaí, signs of civilization receded.
From Washington Post
Posing as a Swiss traveling salesman, he had serpentined through Germany for eleven days, finally crossed into Switzerland.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Once it serpentined as far as the upper Pool, disappearing as the wharves and docks were built to accommodate London's increasing commerce.
From London River by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
John Wallace kicked field goals of 37 and 39 yards, the latter coming after Chucky Williams’ serpentining interception return and giving Louisville a one-point lead with 1:25 left in the third.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2015
The river had stolen from the higher tracts and brought in particles to the vale all this horizontal land; and now, exhausted, aged, and attenuated, lay serpentining along through the midst of its former spoils.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Hardy, Thomas
From their elevated perch they had a good view of the serpentining line.
From The Elephant God by Casserly, Gordon
After crossing the bridge over the stream that runs serpentining through the Upper Hadleigh Wood on its way to join the Rod River, they were soon at the Abbey Cross Roads.
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
There's a serpentining walk up each of the mounds, that gives you the yard and neighbourhood changing every moment.
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
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