serpent
Example Sentences
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Plan Kukulkan, named after the serpent deity of the Mayan civilization, covers the host cities as well as nearby tourist destinations.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
The Grand Inga is like a "serpent - it is up, down, visible, not visible," José Ángel González Tausz, chairman of AEE Power, a Spanish-run company and partner in the project, tells the BBC.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
If the former, you need antivenom, but good luck telling from the mere glimpse of a tail you got as the serpent slithered into the underbrush.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024
But the skull attached to those remains looks more like that of an ancient serpent.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
He would have considered this disheveled creature’s intention as mad and impossible had he not remembered the serpent in his hand, its menacing fangs and cold eyes.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing serpent
Christopher Columbus' Diary: The First Voyage
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Unit 5, Week 4
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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