Examples of serpent in a Sentence
Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
The most beautiful moments happened in between the grand dance moves when the world was still, with just serpent and Brick in each other’s arms or flirting at the bar.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
These serpent glasses are calling for a hauntingly good cocktail.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
The road—a winding serpent—slithered through a kaleidoscope of forests dressed in their autumnal finery, a living mosaic of crimsons, golds and ambers.
—Kyle Edward, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Bosom serpent, a snake, lizard or amphibian that resides within the chest.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
In 2011, a 20-inch Egyptian cobra slithered out of her confines at the Bronx Zoo, spawning a weeklong search that captivated the city, fueled late-night sketches and even led to merch featuring the venomous serpent.
—Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
Her garden, patio and verandas were home to an increasingly large number of stone artifacts, a beautiful carving of the serpent god Quetzalcóatl, revered for his wisdom, among them.
—Merilee Grindle, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
But their struggles worsen as their mercenary work leads them to a war between two tropical island nations, unleashing a serpent god that may destroy the world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
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Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin serpent-, serpens, from present participle of serpere to creep; akin to Greek herpein to creep, Sanskrit sarpati he creeps
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Serpent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serpent. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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