as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
the country inn lies at the end of a rather serpentine road, but it's worth the trip
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Recent Examples of serpentine
Almost serpentine in her shimmering elegance, Thompson’s Hedda glides from room to room wreaking social havoc with her guests, an old lover, and even her husband that will, ultimately, have tragic consequences for all.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Lynch’s films need not be treated like puzzles; his emotional (and libidinal) clarity cuts through serpentine structure and oblique imagery, the former shaping the latter.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Natural light pours in from both sides of the slender, serpentine structure.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The system offers a new glimpse into deep-sea serpentinization—a process in which iron- and magnesium-rich rocks chemically react with water to form serpentine minerals and release hydrogen.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Lynch’s films need not be treated like puzzles; his emotional (and libidinal) clarity cuts through serpentine structure and oblique imagery, the former shaping the latter.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Natural light pours in from both sides of the slender, serpentine structure.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The system offers a new glimpse into deep-sea serpentinization—a process in which iron- and magnesium-rich rocks chemically react with water to form serpentine minerals and release hydrogen.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serpentine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpentine
Adjective
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Experts say that these legal challenges are just the beginning of what will surely be a long and winding road through the U.S. court system.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
23 Oct. 2025
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The curved lines and mesh detailing add a dash of vintage street style, and pair well with everything from athletic wear to wide-leg trousers and a T-shirt.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Spacetime may be more strongly curved inside of a black hole’s event horizon, but anything that happens in there can’t get out; nothing can escape a black hole’s interior, even at the speed of light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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At first LaRue, then 40 and a single mother living with her 5-year-old daughter Kaya Callahan in Los Angeles, thought the hate mail might just be a twisted prank.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Yet none are warped or twisted.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Serpentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpentine. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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