How to Use sidewinder in a Sentence

sidewinder

noun

• But one thing that wasn’t striking was the sidewinders.
  — National Geographic, 26 July 2017
• Mark Canha added a two-run shot against sidewinder Joe Smith in the ninth.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2021
• This mound of sidewinder fries is topped with bacon, chives and jalapeños, with another bowl of ranch on the side.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 June 2021
• In the 13 encounters when rats strutted their stuff in front of sidewinders, the snakes did not attack.
  — James Gorman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
• And then there’s the sidewinder, which takes its name from its hypnotic motion.
  — James Gorman, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018
• The pilot fired an AIM 9X sidewinder missile, the same weapon used in the previous instances.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2023
• With enough shooting on the floor, Roberson’s own sidewinder jumper becomes much less of a problem.
  — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 26 June 2017
• Take the pomme frites ($14), which are comprised of sidewinders, a cut of potato that is best described as what happens when a curly and wedge fry meet.
  — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 6 June 2018
• The team was now afforded a two-run lead, one the sidewinder promptly surrendered.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
• One of its many predators is the sidewinder rattlesnake, a two-foot long viper weighing in at a little over seven ounces.
  — James Gorman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
• An elbow injury to senior Nick Bassi thrust Gomez into a bigger role and the sidewinder thrived.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022
• The researchers also learned that the speed of a sidewinder’s attack did not correlate with success.
  — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 5 Apr. 2019
• That roll is worth ordering, as are the sidewinder fries, like curly steak fries but better, crispy on the outside and super soft and fluffy within.
  — oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2023
• Lifted with two outs in the second, with no dents or scratch, allowed the Padres to match up lefty sidewinder Hill to match up with left-handed Matt Carpenter.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
• Stillwater’s limo ride swaggers a little more with this Zep sidewinder.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2020
• Others, including the sidewinder and Mojave rattlesnakes, live in areas along the state’s borders.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022
• Like the name suggests, sidewinder snakes slither to the side, leading with their bodies, unlike other species of snakes that wiggle forward and lead with their heads.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2021
• A half or whole order of chicken is served with undulating sidewinder fries and three sauces: beef tallow aioli, hot honey and spicy ketchup.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 6 Dec. 2022
• Secor says the venom didn’t bother him much, but U.C.L.A.’s administration was not keen on housing a colony of sidewinders.
  — Daniel Engber, New York Times, 17 May 2017
• So Secor’s talk about the sidewinders, and their feast-or-famine diet, made him wonder if the animals’ intestines were endowed with superhero strength.
  — Daniel Engber, New York Times, 17 May 2017
• Descriptions of the trend pioneered by the siblings were sibilant: soccer-style, sidewinder, sidesaddle.
  — Michael Farber, SI.com, 2 July 2018
• There’s nothing wrong with sidewinders, especially in heavy-duty tools.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2018
• In Neshek’s case, Castro’s strong wrists and anticipation skills prompted the all-star sidewinder to flip in backdoor sliders to left-handed batters for the first time in his career.
  — Mike Berardino, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2017
• One day, Garoppolo was throwing sidewinders to slot receiver Trent Taylor.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
• The most often encountered are the Western diamondback, Western, Mojave, black-tailed and sidewinder, all of which have rattles on their tails that may vibrate when nervous.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
• But Secor’s data showed that sidewinders could increase their metabolism by almost eightfold — a bigger jump than anyone had seen in any species.
  — Daniel Engber, New York Times, 17 May 2017
• The message is different for inland dwellers, especially those who plan to go hiking in the backcountry, where Colorado Desert sidewinder snakes are common.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022
• To examine the microstructure of sidewinder scales, her team used an atomic force microscope to scan naturally shed snake skins, provided by institutions such as the Atlanta Zoo.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
• The McDonnell-Douglas aircraft are single-seat tactical fighters, with armament that includes sidewinder missiles and a six-barrel cannon.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2018
• Snakes from a wide variety of habitats and ecological roles — including close relatives of the sidewinder rattlesnake, such as cottonmouths or diamondback rattlesnakes — have these prominent spikes on their bellies.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024