slithering
Example Sentences
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The promotional contents within tap into parents’ grief with a slithering sort of sympathy: “You want more time together . . . you’re not ready to forget.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Set against a slithering, seductive Chicago house beat, it’s really more of a command, one that the Queen of Pop immediately follows with another decree: “Come on, meet me on the dance floor.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
On the slithering “Naraka,” a mass of voices come together in a chant while a dense tangle of electronics coil around them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Even the opening credits, some written in slithering hair, seem to tremble out of either fear or ecstasy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The drakon was three stories above us, slithering sideways along the building as it sized up our forces.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
