serpentine

Example Sentences

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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

More than a hundred musicians spread out in nine groups along 900-foot serpentine route of Peter Zumthor’s new building, still empty of art.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

But maybe I could do even better, if I learned how to be more serpentine, like my mom.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

Below in the little valley the still gray serpentine of a river.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy