serpentine

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

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

The stone, set in a serpentine ring, once belonged to Rachel Lambert Mellon, better known as Bunny Mellon, a US horticulturalist, philanthropist and art collector.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

Downtown, where bluffs rise above the serpentine Mississippi River, George Campbell was walking his goldendoodle, Zac, when he spotted a group of National Guard soldiers in fatigues, handguns holstered at their hips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Tyrion heard Lady Tanda calling to him merrily from the top of the serpentine steps.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

“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

In Tunis an angry mob, forming spontaneously, serpentined through the narrow streets shouting "Down with Italy!" and "Long Live France!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Small as was the enclosure, between the espaliers and the flower-beds serpentined minute paths of glistening pebbles.

From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Anna Bowman Dodd

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

Gullies and vertical rifts scored the highway serpentining hither and thither, the chasms gaping to swallow the Gloria or at least bite off a wheel.

From The Car of Destiny by Armand Both

From their elevated perch they had a good view of the serpentining line.

From The Elephant God by Gordon Casserly

So! keep looking so My serpentining beauty, rounds on rounds!

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Burton Egbert Stevenson

Its waters, in creeping down these miles of meadowland, frequently divided, serpentining in purposeless curves, looping themselves around little islands that had no name, returning and re-embodying themselves as a broad main stream further on.

From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy