snail

Example Sentences

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The will, dated March 2015, surfaced via snail mail, and his family has declared it a “scam.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

John Wyatt: The reason we had a snail mail list is because a lot of people at that time didn’t have an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Inside are nine species of small yellow Polynesian tree snails, including the rarest of the lot, the Garrett's tree snail.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Like the mussels, it requires “crystal-clear, rock-hard, ice-cold water,” said Robert T. Dillon, a former biology professor who runs the Freshwater Gastropods of North America Project, which inventories snail species.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

The waggon seemed slower than a snail to Frodo.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien