serpentine

Example Sentences

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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

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

“And she starts singing this song, which sounded very serpentine, like if a snake was able to sing,” Brown says.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 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