Example Sentences

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In “Modern Times,” the Little Tramp slithered through a factory’s giant gears.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But she clipped the wall of the halfpipe halfway down the course and slithered to the base, losing a ski.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Videos circulated online showing a snake handler removing one of the long black snakes that had slithered into the building - with onlookers screaming.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

They spontaneously linked together to form chains that slithered through some obstacles and surrounded other objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Quick as a snake Gollum slithered aside, and the stroke aimed at his head fell across his back.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien