SINUOUS in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SINUOUS, such as:

1. The snake moved in a sinuous manner.
2. Avoiding the obstructions gave it the sinuous movement of a serpent.
3. In Dances with Snakes, the snake dancer wriggled sinuously and made her python writhe around her torso.

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 Meanings and Examples of SINUOUS
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sinuous
 a.  winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
Classic Sentence:
1  She was smaller and thinner than Lily Bart, with a restless pliability of pose, as if she could have been crumpled up and run through a ring, like the sinuous draperies she affected.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 2
2  Avoiding the obstructions gave it the sinuous movement of a serpent.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
3  The narrow, uneven, sinuous streets, full of angles and turns, were admirably chosen; the neighborhood of the Halles, in particular, a network of streets more intricate than a forest.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER IV—THE EBULLITIONS OF FORMER DAYS
Example Sentence:
1  The snake moved in a sinuous manner.
2  In Dances with Snakes, the snake dancer wriggled sinuously and made her python writhe around her torso.