slithered
Example Sentences
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Throughout the World Cup, the team slithered away from trouble again and again … until the final game.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
But she clipped the wall of the halfpipe halfway down the course and slithered to the base, losing a ski.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Videos circulated online showing a snake handler removing one of the long black snakes that had slithered into the building - with onlookers screaming.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
They spontaneously linked together to form chains that slithered through some obstacles and surrounded other objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
“Dinner, Nagini,” said Voldemort softly, and the great snake swayed and slithered from his shoulders onto the polished wood.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
