snake

Example Sentences

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What’s more, spirulina leaves a sticky film akin to dental plaque inside the pipes that snake through Mars’s plants, threatening to build up and cause mold, a food-safety hazard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Bigsby said when he arrived at the car there was no sign of the snake.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

In the gym, electrical wires snake across the floor to each family's cardboard home, but there is no running water and the heat under the zinc roof is stifling.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

He expects many animals, like the gopher snake, made it through the fire by hunkering down in the cracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Black cables snake between many of the holes.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin