Explore Serpentine through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like snaky or curved. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Serpentine meaning
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
- Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
- Having the form or shape of a snake.
Using Serpentine
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes. | Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness. | Having the form or shape of a snake.
- Useful related words include: snaky, snakelike, curved, curving.
- In the example corpus, serpentine often appears in combinations such as: the serpentine, at serpentine, serpentine road.
Context around Serpentine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Serpentine
- In this selection, "serpentine" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mineral, surrey, welcome, road, bar and masonry stand out and add context to how "serpentine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include along the serpentine is open and and the serpentine central london. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "serpentine" sits close to words such as abrogation, agnew and airman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with serpentine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
London Landscapes: Hyde Park and the Serpentine, central London. (9 words)
The Art of Woman exhibition at Lismore’s Serpentine Gallery. (10 words)
Members of Serpentine Swimming Club have taken part since 1864. (10 words)
Consider the driver’s seat (or the passenger’s side, because sometimes it’s nice to just take in the views) your VIP pass. As you navigate through serpentine roads, each twist and turn serves up a visual feast that’s nothing short of cinematic. (45 words)
Unbelievably, the detectives who arrived minutes later took only minutes more to decide it was a suicide, meaning homicide experts and crime scene investigators were not called to the Serpentine scene. (31 words)
There are already a number of total fire bans surrounding the city today, that spread out as far as Gingin in the north of Perth to Serpentine-Jarrahdale in the south. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Serpentine bar and kitchen, Lido bar and cafe, various refreshment points (including at Serpentine Road, the playground and Hyde Park Corner).
Serpentine masonry main A crinkle-crankle wall is a brick wall that follows a serpentine path, rather than a straight line.
Serpentine The original dry-compounded powder used in 15th-century Europe was known as "Serpentine", either a reference to Satan citation or to a common artillery piece that used it.
Consider the driver’s seat (or the passenger’s side, because sometimes it’s nice to just take in the views) your VIP pass. As you navigate through serpentine roads, each twist and turn serves up a visual feast that’s nothing short of cinematic.
Kaiser inferred that magnesium cannot be extracted from ultramafic rocks containing the mineral serpentine.
Pedal or row your way along the Serpentine; is open throughout the year for 30-60 minute sessions.
Serpentine was second in the Tatts Cup at Randwick behind Athabascan, fourth in a 2500m handicap at Flemington, and then third in the Bart Cummings at his most recent start.
The vehicle was completely alight by the junction of Serpentine Road with the B3068 towards The George roundabout between Barclays House and the Dolphin Shopping Centre.
Surrey gains one seat, Surrey-Serpentine River, but also sees drastic changes to its district boundaries.
The Art of Woman exhibition at Lismore’s Serpentine Gallery.
Unbelievably, the detectives who arrived minutes later took only minutes more to decide it was a suicide, meaning homicide experts and crime scene investigators were not called to the Serpentine scene.
Isakov’s discography, lyricism and personal history welcome serpentine twists and turns.
London Landscapes: Hyde Park and the Serpentine, central London.
Members of Serpentine Swimming Club have taken part since 1864.
Patrick Staff: On Venus at Serpentine Sackler GalleryUntil 9 February, free.
Serpentine comes home alone in the Derby in front of the deserted stands at Epsom.
Swiss art curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of London's Serpentine Galleries, has curated more than 300 shows.
There are already a number of total fire bans surrounding the city today, that spread out as far as Gingin in the north of Perth to Serpentine-Jarrahdale in the south.
They undulate their serpentine bodies as they glide through the air, and it turns out that these special movements are what let these limbless creatures make such remarkable flights.
Wilkinson, 85, who has been a Village resident for 23 years, said that of the three tree walks, she likes the Serpentine the best.
Common combinations with serpentine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the serpentine 21×
- at serpentine 5×
- serpentine road 5×
- of serpentine 5×
- and serpentine 5×
- serpentine path 3×
- serpentine belt 3×
- serpentine nature 3×
- or serpentine 3×
- serpentine the 2×