slither

Example Sentences

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Still, he held on to a slither of hope.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Mystified, he wanders the dank halls of their rented palazzo and the fetid alleyways of the “pestilential city” where canal waters slither past like “a fat, grey-green worm.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But a slither of fallopian tube was accidentally left, prompting an ovary regrowth only found in an unrelated ultrasound scan.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

In Monsoon’s episode, musical notes soar through the air and slither around characters to detain them, all special effects that were added as CGI in postproduction.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

Droplets of sweat slither down my neck and into my T-shirt.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed