How to Use snake charmer in a Sentence

snake charmer

noun
  • Forward Ahmed Khan was dubbed the 'snake charmer' by the British media for his mesmeric ball control.
    SI.com, 25 Feb. 2018
  • An Indian man stood still for seven hours as a snake charmer freed a cobra from his pants.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Mohamed Shafie, a 79-year-old snake charmer, doesn't expect the Trump-Kim summit to affect his business.
    Annabelle Liang, Fox News, 9 June 2018
  • In Marrakech, musicians and snake charmers gather on the famous square, Djemaa el Fna, the sound of horns echoing off the walls of the old city.
    National Geographic, 23 July 2019
  • The snake charmer lawyer who Jughead kicked out of town after slicing her Serpent tattoo off?
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Penny, the snake charmer, bears a striking resemblance to Alice.
    Hanna Lustig, Teen Vogue, 1 Oct. 2018
  • Two purple-turbaned snake charmers performed in the show with 12-foot reptiles — Storm and Slither.
    Kevin Draper, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Its act — clowns, jugglers, snake charmers — has a tired feel, and performers complain about a lack of investment.
    Declan Walsh, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020
  • Servers will be dressed as mummies, and fire dancers, acrobatic belly dancers, and snake charmers will entertain partyers.
    Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The mellow, mournful line of his soprano sax soared over a gently throbbing orchestra, changing colors with every harmonic shift and bewitching listeners like the flute of a snake charmer.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Later that evening, the women were taping a scene at the villa, where a snake charmer was performing.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In the booth, Suga Free could make street anthems out of beats that sounded made for a polyrhythmic Marrakech snake charmer.
    Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023

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