snail

Example Sentences

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It involved the snail darter, a tiny, then-endangered fish whose habitat would have been harmed by the proposed Tellico Dam in Tennessee.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

No matter how much I’ve poked fun at my grandfather for driving like a snail my entire life, he continues to drive slowly on streets and freeways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Conservationists and citizen scientists have joined forces for a project to save London's "charming little" ice-age hairy snail.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

There will be a paper trail, either email or snail mail.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

The grass was sandy and had empty snail shells scattered over it, small yellowish shells with a purple spiral.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White