snaking

Example Sentences

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One of his top sights at the Qatar tournament was thousands of their passionate fans snaking in long, noisy lines into and out of metro stations.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

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

Thick layers of dust smother giant grinding and pressing machines, while only a tiny crew of workers transfer the last batch made three weeks ago off snaking assembly lines and into trucks.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 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

At the top hovered an embankment of rolling, snaking fog so dense it was like stepping into another world.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs