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Flag Flagging 10 to 12 inches of broad, snow-white tail serves a dual purpose.—
Tom Carpenter,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2026 My hero tenderly wrapped his snow-white daughter in a cravat; my heroine woke with a stab of fear, wondering where her stomach had gone.—
Eloisa James,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026 And happily, no one left this snow-white wedding cake in the rain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Apr. 2026 Vince Mulcahy, who sports a snow-white mustache and a slate-gray hunting vest, grew up in the Alaskan wilderness.—Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snow-white
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of snow-white was
before the 12th century