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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How to get around the fact that heavy snowfall often closes the serpentine stretch of Highway 2 leading up to the resort?
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Chaney Johnson has taken an inspiring, serpentine path to this moment, starting in Division II with Alabama-Huntsville.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Bathed in sunlight, the white-and-sand lobby invites you to linger on serpentine sofas.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In the strange weather and serpentine melodies of Classic Objects, Jenny Hval walks a labyrinth of memory, through a Carl Theodor Dreyer screening, past Prada Marfa, into the woods.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Chaney Johnson has taken an inspiring, serpentine path to this moment, starting in Division II with Alabama-Huntsville.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Bathed in sunlight, the white-and-sand lobby invites you to linger on serpentine sofas.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In the strange weather and serpentine melodies of Classic Objects, Jenny Hval walks a labyrinth of memory, through a Carl Theodor Dreyer screening, past Prada Marfa, into the woods.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for serpentine
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“Serpentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpentine. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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