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How to use serpentine in a sentence

15 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Serpentine means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes. Example: “The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.”

Examples of serpentine by meaning

adjectiveOf, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as...

  • The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.

adjectiveHaving the form or shape of a snake.

  • There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.

adjectiveCurving in alternate directions; sinuous.

  • The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.
  • Between Magherafelt and Macfin its length of 29¼ miles made a rather serpentine line on the map, as it attempted to serve the rather scattered towns and villages that lie between the River Bann and the Dungiven Mountains.1950 December, E. M. Patterson, “An Ulster Round Trip”, in Railway Magazine, page 802

nounAny of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal...

  • It is reached by five-and-twenty steps of porphyry and serpentine.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 394

verbTo serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.

  • The mountains were fully in their gorgeous autumn garb the next morning, as the train serpentined up and up toward the divide.1912, William B. Simmons, “The First Tripper”, in Hamilton Literary Magazine, volume 47, page 123
  • Most great mountain riders carve up the slope, serpentining as he climbs up the mountain.2002 April 29, mixgreg, “Mountain Sledding”, in rec.sport.snowmobiles (Usenet)
  • At least one road here (the one serpentining up the mountain to Urfeld at the Walchensee) is prohibited for bicycles on weekends.2012 January 29, Hans-Georg Michna, “GPS getting you into trouble”, in alt.satellite.gps.garmin (Usenet)

More sentences with serpentine

  • A garden can do with a little mystery, which serpentine paths provide.1999 July, Jim McCausland, “Paths of discovery”, in Sunset, volume 203, number 1, page 57. From the entry can do with
  • Two distinct vein systems are to be noted as a result of the asbestosization of the serpentine.1933, Engineering and Mining Journal, volume 134, page 336, column 3. From the entry asbestosization
  • When serpentine lower halves have adorable repercussions?2018 October 16, @Caudlewag, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 13 Oct 2021. From the entry aptophilia
  • Follow green and purple lines – ride a 'curvy' serpentine (one which overloops and has no straight sections) between the poles.2017, Claire Lilley, 200+ School Exercises with Poles. From the entry overloop
  • Here, Valéry is of the devil's party, and boasts of it throughout a long catalogue of serpentine slitherings and insinuations.2003, Sarah Kay, Terence Cave, Malcolm Bowie, A Short History of French Literature, page 263. From the entry slithering
  • Its mineralogical constitution is not simple; in some parts the rock is of a cherty, in others of a feldspathic nature, including thin veins of serpentine.1913, Charles Darwin, A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World. From the entry cherty
  • The geologic relations seen at the surface continue underground, but in addition 5 to 10 feet of gouge, dipping 68°E, is found to separate the serpentine from the ore zone.1930, Edward Wilber Berry, “Systematic Descriptions”, in Revision of the Lower Eocene Wilcox Flora of the Southeastern States: With…. From the entry gouge

Meaning of serpentine

  1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
  2. adjective Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
  3. adjective Having the form or shape of a snake.

Full definition of serpentine

Questions about serpentine in a sentence

How do you use serpentine in a sentence?
Serpentine is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.”
What is a short sentence with serpentine?
“When serpentine lower halves have adorable repercussions?”
What does serpentine mean?
Serpentine means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.

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