How to Use serpentine in a Sentence

serpentine

1 of 2 adjective
  • Plus, this serpentine shape helps guide flow through the narrow space.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Turns out the serpentine walls aren’t exactly a source of pride for the school.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2020
  • And the tight, serpentine roads are difficult for the city to clean.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • But did his serpentine moves come at an emotional cost?
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Its serpentine curves have entranced drivers for decades, and even lured some to their death.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • For Shiffrin, the dozen years between slalom golds have been even more serpentine than that.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The serpentine road cuts back and forth up the mountain, each of its dozen or so switchbacks tight and steep.
    — Michael Barry, WSJ, 25 May 2023
  • Only a few rare plants can successfully grow on serpentine soil.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2026
  • Your car needs a regular oil change and, once in a while, a new serpentine belt or alternator.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Natural light pours in from both sides of the slender, serpentine structure.
    — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Brunner lives in Pewaukee, in a sprawling, serpentine house on two acres near the lake.
    — jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Designs have a subtle, serpentine beauty and allow for plenty of skin to make the total look.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
  • On one side are scientists who argue that the serpentine shape was an aquatic adaptation.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
  • Hathaway also styled her hair with bold side bangs while modeling the serpentine gold jewelry.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Curvy couches soften more angular features and give a sense of serpentine movement.
    — Amanda Long, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The red, serpentine ribbons of paint are whips, cracking the air, intimidating the crowd.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • The shirt's three-quarter sleeves were perfect for showcasing her stacks of Bulgari serpentine cuffs.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers named the system Apep after the serpentine Egyptian god of chaos.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Here’s how Najash taught herpetologists that serpentine body plans didn’t evolve in a straight line, from lizard to legless.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Porsches and Teslas share its sylvan, serpentine roads with high-end racing bicycles.
    — Jeffrey Ball, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • These will make your adventure through the megalopolitan serpentine transportation system a walk in a park.
    — Crista Priscilla, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Anyone who was in the area on the serpentine trail behind the visitor center on the afternoon of Sun.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2023
  • What hasn’t changed is the Michigan duo’s commitment to a constant flow of clammy, serpentine night terrors.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
  • The cover of the book, a portion of which adorns the jersey Weiner wears, features a woman biking along a serpentine road.
    — Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Kresen was unable to heat the interior because the car's serpentine belt was broken, the police said.
    — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Many of the fossils found in this part of the world are preserved in the serpentine rivers that meandered through the forests in a landscape dotted with volcanic highlands.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The expansion will also have a serpentine wall where people can sit and watch what's happening in the park, along with swings, walking paths and space for picnics.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 23 June 2022
  • Movement will wind from the Chinatown Gate through the playground and along the serpentine path leading to the fountain.
    — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Wiggle's serpentine S-shape stands in contrast to its rough material.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The fire destroyed nine hundred and eleven homes, and many houses in the region are situated off narrow serpentine roads that make ingress and egress a challenge.
    — Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022

serpentine

2 of 2 noun
  • That’s what Lanza atelier has achieved with ‘a serpentine,’ a structure that breathes with its surroundings.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
  • Slender straps and a sinuous ankle strap — the signature serpentine design of the brand — are dripping with crystal pendants, à la an elaborate light fixture.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Perhaps even more famous is the serpentine Trollstigen mountain road, a feat of engineering that twists and turns its way up the mountainside, offering thrilling views at every hairpin bend.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The wrap construction tracks with Caovilla’s long-running approach to jeweled straps, a house language seen since the 1970s in its serpentine and ankle-wrapping silhouettes.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Titled a serpentine, their pavilion is inspired by the crinkle crankle wall, a snaking English architecture feature that harkens back to the sinusoidal walls of Ancient Egypt.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Jan. 2026

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