How to Use cobra in a Sentence

cobra

noun
  • Straight at me, the cobra struck.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • At first glance, sphinx pose and cobra may seem like one in the same.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The cobra struggled to get rid of the small snake, to no avail.
    — Heather Brady, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2017
  • The cobra now was swaying, too.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • If your low back is too tight, open the legs as wide as the mat and perform cobra.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 17 Jan. 2021
  • The wrangler seemed to catch the cobra but the snake managed to get away.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 12 June 2018
  • The tip of the headdress is shaped like a cobra, a feature known as a uraeus.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, there's the classic cobra pose (a must in snake yoga).
    — Deena Prichep, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Their name comes from their leaves, which resemble a cobra that’s ready to strike.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Officials aren't sure if the cobra had escaped from that unit.
    — chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2019
  • Two snakes, believed to be cobras, were used in the show, officials said.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The key is to focus on keeping your head and chest up, like a cobra, while swimming those laps.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Trump, of course, is a fool to embrace Putin, whose instincts are those of a cobra.
    — Joel Kotkin, Orange County Register, 18 June 2017
  • Snakes are a motif throughout the house—a nod to the cobra as a symbol of good fortune.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Once the plane was clear of all passengers, a snake handler arrived to take care of the cobra.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The snake is a young Egyptian cobra, coiled into a tight bundle.
    — Charlotte Hartley, Science | AAAS, 20 Aug. 2020
  • One cobra strike and one business privilege tax were enough for one lifetime.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • The smoothed limestone blocks and cobra frieze already found at the site may be hiding such an entrance.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • One of the cobra-style lights was placed under a large pine tree whose branches were resting atop and to the side of it.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The column shifter contorts like a cobra from behind the heater controls.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Sea snakes produce venom that is about 10 times more potent than that of the cobra.
    — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
  • In seasons one through three, alliances shifted with the speed of, well, a cobra on the attack.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • One of the two mummies had a crown decorated with horns and a cobra on its forehead.
    — Fox News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • King cobras are the world's largest venomous snakes, growing up to nearly 19 feet.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 12 July 2017
  • The Denver Zoo’s king cobra has been having a tough couple of months.
    — Danika Worthington, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
  • One being that sphinx involves resting your forearms on the floor while in cobra, just your palms are grounded.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Until a dangdut singer died of a snake bite in 2016, many used cobras as props too.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Goan cobras are migrating to new and unsuitable habitats by train.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Disrupt it with, say, a cobra’s strike, and your diaphragm will stop working properly, as will your breath.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026

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