snaking

Example Sentences

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Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

At hubs like Houston, Atlanta and New York, wait times have ballooned to hours, with viral videos showing passengers winding through snaking lines that stretch far beyond normal TSA checkpoints.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Mandalay, an ancient royal capital hemmed by jungle-clad mountains and the snaking Irrawaddy river, bore the brunt of the damage.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Worried about all those snaking security lines flooding social-media feeds and the nightly news?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

She raced past the cells, the hallways snaking back and forth, but Kaz was nowhere to be found.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo